Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Cactus or Succulent
Origin
Western Asia
Southern Africa
Types
Sweet cherry, Black cherry, Virginia bird cherry
Lithops karasmontana
Lithops pseudotruncatella
Lithops fulviceps
Number of Varieties
23
0
40000
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Habitat
Terrestrial
Barren waste areas, Desert, Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-8-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-1
-
Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
3,200.00 cm5.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
150.00 cm5.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
-
Leaf Color in Summer
-
-
Leaf Color in Fall
-
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong
Succulent
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
-
Growth Rate
Medium
-
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Average
-
Bloom Time
Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Budding, Grafting
root cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Does not require lot of watering, Drought Tolerant, Needs very little water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
-
Pruning
Prune in winter, Remove branches that rub together, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Do not prune during shooting season
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize in early spring
can go long without fertilizers, Does not require fertilizer once established
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Rocky Soil, Sun
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Birds, Woodpeckers
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Decorating walls, Ornamental use
Beauty Benefits
Anti-ageing, Good for skin and hair, Promotes healthy skin, Skin cleanser
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree, Windbreak
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anemia, anti-cancer, Arthritis, Cardiovascular problems, Migraines, Muscle Pain, Weight loss
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Part of Plant Used
Fruits
-
Other Uses
Food for animals, Food for insects, Used for its medicinal properties
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Shade Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Alpine, Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
PRUNUS avium 'Bing'
LITHOPS
Common Name
Bing Cherry, Sweet Cherry
pebble plants
living stones
In Hindi
Bing Cherry Tree
Living Stone
In German
Bing Kirschbaum
lebendigen Stein
In French
Bing Cherry Tree
Living Stone
In Spanish
Bing Cherry Tree
Piedra viva
In Greek
Bing Cherry Tree
Living Stone
In Portuguese
Cherry Tree Bing
pedra viva
In Polish
Bing Cherry Tree
pedra viva
In Latin
Bing Cherry ligno
vivus lapis,
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Caryophyllales
Family
Rosaceae
Aizoaceae
Genus
Prunus
Lithops
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Ruschiae
Subfamily
-
Ruschioideae
Number of Species
43040
1
27800
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