About Living Stone

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Cactus or Succulent

Origin

Southern Africa

Types

Lithops karasmontana Lithops pseudotruncatella Lithops fulviceps

Number of Varieties

Rank: 100 (Overall)

0 40000

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Habitat

Barren waste areas, Desert, Dry areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

Sunset Zone

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

5.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

5.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Flower Color Modifier

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Leaf Color in Summer

Leaf Color in Fall

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Succulent

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Growth Rate

Type of Soil

The pH of Soil

Soil Drainage

Bloom Time

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

root cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Drought Tolerant, Needs very little water

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Soil Type

Soil Drainage Capacity

Sun Exposure

Pruning

Do not prune during shooting season

Fertilizers

can go long without fertilizers, Does not require fertilizer once established

Pests and Diseases

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Rocky Soil, Sun

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Evergreen

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3% - Cactus Garden Plants

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Decorating walls, Ornamental use

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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51% - Cactus Garden Plants

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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54% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Cactus Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Alpine, Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

LITHOPS

Common Name

pebble plants living stones

In Hindi

Living Stone

In German

lebendigen Stein

In French

Living Stone

In Spanish

Piedra viva

In Greek

Living Stone

In Portuguese

pedra viva

In Polish

pedra viva

In Latin

vivus lapis,

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Aizoaceae

Genus

Lithops

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Ruschiae

Subfamily

Ruschioideae

Number of Species

1 27800

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Properties of Living Stone

Want to know the properties of Living Stone? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Living Stone is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Living Stone Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use:

Part of plant used:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Living Stone Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Living Stone. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Living Stone physical information is as follows: 5.00 cm tall and 5.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Succulent. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color:

Leaf color:

Care of Living Stone

Taking Living Stone Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Living Stone include pruning, which should be done Do not prune during shooting season. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs for its proper growth.

Season and care of Living Stone

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Living Stone is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Living Stone is a very important plant from Cactus. There are 3 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Lithops karasmontana Lithops pseudotruncatella Lithops fulviceps. This plant's habitat is Barren waste areas, Desert and Dry areas and it comes in the hardiness zone . If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.