Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Cactus or Succulent
Origin
World/Pandemic, North America, Caribbean, Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
Southern Africa
Types
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Lithops karasmontana
Lithops pseudotruncatella
Lithops fulviceps
Number of Varieties
13
0
40000
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Habitat
Boggy areas, Near ponds
Barren waste areas, Desert, Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-12-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
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Sunset Zone
21,22
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
182.88 cm5.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
91.44 cm5.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Sienna, Chocolate
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
-
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Succulent
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
-
Growth Rate
Fast
-
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
-
Bloom Time
Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
root cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require regular watering, Water Deeply
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, Alkaline
-
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
-
Pruning
Cut limbs, 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, Apply 5-10-5 amounts, Apply N-P-K
can go long without fertilizers, Does not require fertilizer once established
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
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Plant Tolerance
Wet Site
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
Coarse
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
-
Allergy
Skin rash
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover, Showy Purposes
Decorating walls, Ornamental use
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, soil stabilisation
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anticoagulant, Astringent, Burns, Diuretic, Emmenagogue, Galactogogue, Haemostatic, Miscellany, Refrigerant, Sedative, Tonic, Vulnerary
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
-
Other Uses
Fibre, For making oil, used for weaving hats, Used in biomass, Used in paper industry, Weaving into Mats and Bags
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Alpine, Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
TYPHA latifolia
LITHOPS
Common Name
Broadleaf Cattail, Common Cattail
pebble plants
living stones
In Hindi
Broadleaf Cattail
Living Stone
In German
Laub- Cattail
lebendigen Stein
In French
broadleaf Cattail
Living Stone
In Spanish
Espadaña de hoja ancha
Piedra viva
In Greek
πλατύφυλλων Cattail
Living Stone
In Portuguese
broadleaf Tifa
pedra viva
In Polish
Broadleaf Cattail
pedra viva
In Latin
broadleaf Cattail
vivus lapis,
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Typhales
Caryophyllales
Family
Typhaceae
Aizoaceae
Genus
Typha
Lithops
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Ruschiae
Subfamily
Pitcairnioideae
Ruschioideae
Number of Species
3040
1
27800
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