Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Cactus or Succulent
Origin
Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Canada
Southern Africa, South Africa
Types
-
Lithops karasmontana
Lithops pseudotruncatella
Lithops fulviceps
Number of Varieties
83
0
40000
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Habitat
Dry areas, Rocky areas
Barren waste areas, Desert, Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-712-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7 - 1
12-10
Sunset Zone
21,22
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm250.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.30 cm2.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Pink
White, Yellow, Pink, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Blue Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
-
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
root cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
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
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
-
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Do not prune during shooting season
Fertilizers
fertilize in early summer, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring
can go long without fertilizers, Does not require fertilizer once established
Pests and Diseases
Insects
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Rocky Soil, Sun
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Insects
-
Allergy
Corydalis
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Decorating walls, Ornamental use
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Sedative
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
-
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Alpine, Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
CORYDALIS sempervirens
Conophytum
Common Name
Colic Weed, Pale Fumewort, Pale Corydalis
knopies
cone plants
In Hindi
Capnoides
Living Stone
In German
Capnoides
lebendigen Stein
In French
capnoides
Living Stone
In Spanish
Capnoides
Piedra viva
In Greek
Capnoides
Living Stone
In Portuguese
Capnoides
pedra viva
In Polish
Capnoides
pedra viva
In Latin
capnoides
vivus lapis,
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Tracheophyta
Class
Agaricomycetes
Magnoliopsida
Order
Agaricales
Caryophyllales
Family
Fumariaceae
Aizoaceae
Genus
Hypholoma
Lithops
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Fumarieae
Ruschiae
Subfamily
Fumarioideae
Ruschioideae
Number of Species
1120
1
27800
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