1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Western United States, Northwestern United States, Southwestern United States, California, Canada, Mexico
Southern Africa
1.4 Types
not available
Lithops karasmontana
Lithops pseudotruncatella
Lithops fulviceps
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Mountain Slopes
Barren waste areas, Desert, Dry areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Pyramidal
Rosette/Stemless
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
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2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
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2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
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2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
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2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
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2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
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3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
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3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
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3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
root cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep the Soil well drained
Does not require lot of watering, Drought Tolerant, Needs very little water
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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Not Available
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
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4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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4.6 Sun Exposure
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Do not prune during shooting season
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
can go long without fertilizers, Does not require fertilizer once established
4.9 Pests and Diseases
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Rocky Soil, Sun
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
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5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
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6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
Decorating walls, Ornamental use
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
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6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antiseptic, Boils, Expectorant, Rheumatism
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Bark, Seeds, Wood
Not Available
6.2.3 Other Uses
Application in Furniture, Used As Food
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Alpine, Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
Alpine, Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
7.2 Common Name
Ponderosa Pine
pebble plants
living stones
7.2.1 In Hindi
ponderosa pine
Living Stone
7.2.2 In German
ponderosa-Kiefer
lebendigen Stein
7.2.3 In French
pin ponderosa
Living Stone
7.2.4 In Spanish
pino ponderosa
Piedra viva
7.2.5 In Greek
Ponderosa πεύκα
Living Stone
7.2.6 In Portuguese
ponderosa pine
pedra viva
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
pinus ponderosa
vivus lapis,
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Coniferophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
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Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Ruschioideae
8.10 Number of Species