1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Annual or Biennial
1.2 Type
Cactus or Succulent
Grass
1.3 Origin
Southern Africa
South America, Micronesia, New Zealand
1.4 Types
Lithops karasmontana
Lithops pseudotruncatella
Lithops fulviceps
Silver pampas grass, Uruguayan pampas grass, Purple pampas grass
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Barren waste areas, Desert, Dry areas
Lawn
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
H1, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
Pink, Violet, White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Not Available
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Not Available
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Not Available
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Dark Green, Tan
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Succulent
Long and slender with very sharp edges
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Not Available
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Not Available
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Not Available
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Summer, Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
Drought, Salt
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
root cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings, Stem Planting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Drought Tolerant, Needs very little water
Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week, Reduce water once established, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Not Available
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Not Available
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
4.7 Pruning
Do not prune during shooting season
Prune in late winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
4.8 Fertilizers
can go long without fertilizers, Does not require fertilizer once established
Apply 10-10-10 amount, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
4.9 Pests and Diseases
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Rocky Soil, Sun
Drought, Salt
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Birds, Rats, Snakes
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Itchiness, Skin cuts
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Decorating walls, Ornamental use
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Provides ground cover
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Not Available
Flowers, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Fibre, Food for animals, Used in paper industry
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Alpine, Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
7.2 Common Name
pebble plants
living stones
Pampas Grass
7.2.1 In Hindi
Living Stone
Pampas grass
7.2.2 In German
lebendigen Stein
Pampasgrass
7.2.3 In French
Living Stone
herbe de la pampa
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
Living Stone
γρασίδι Πάμπα
7.2.6 In Portuguese
pedra viva
grama de Pampas
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
vivus lapis,
Pampas herba
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Vascular plant
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Ruschioideae
Danthonioideae
8.10 Number of Species