Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Cactus or Succulent
Shrub
Origin
Southern Africa, South Africa
Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea
Types
Lithops karasmontana
Lithops pseudotruncatella
Lithops fulviceps
Acer palmatum
Number of Varieties
3700
0
40000
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Habitat
Barren waste areas, Desert, Dry areas
gardens, Woodland Garden Secondary, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
12-154-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
8-2
Sunset Zone
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
250.00 cm150.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
2.50 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Pink, Lavender
Red
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
Red, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Red, Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Red, Green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
Red, Crimson, Orange Red
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
-
Palmate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Very Slow
Slow
Type of Soil
Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
root cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Budding, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Drought Tolerant, Needs very little water
Average Water Needs, Needs less watering
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
-
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Average
Sun Exposure
-
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Do not prune during shooting season
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
can go long without fertilizers, Does not require fertilizer once established
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K, since leafy plants, use higher nitrogen content fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Aphids, Beetles, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale, Sooty Mold
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Rocky Soil, Sun
Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Bold
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Decorating walls, Ornamental use
Bonsai, Borders
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Sap
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used as preservative
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Conophytum
ACER palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom'
Common Name
knopies
cone plants
Downy Japanese Maple, Fullmoon Maple, Japanese Maple
In Hindi
Living Stone
Japanese Maple
In German
lebendigen Stein
japanischer Ahorn
In French
Living Stone
érable du Japon
In Spanish
Piedra viva
arce japonés
In Greek
Living Stone
Japanese Maple
In Portuguese
pedra viva
bordo japonês
In Polish
pedra viva
Klon japoński
In Latin
vivus lapis,
Acer palmatum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Sapindales
Family
Aizoaceae
Aceraceae
Genus
Lithops
Acer
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Ruschiae
-
Subfamily
Ruschioideae
-
Number of Species
120128
1
27800
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