Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Cactus or Succulent
Flowering Plants
Origin
Southern Africa, South Africa
South America, Argentina, Brazil
Types
Lithops karasmontana
Lithops pseudotruncatella
Lithops fulviceps
Helen Campbell spider flower, Queen Series spider flower, Violet Queen spider flower
Number of Varieties
34
0
40000
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Habitat
Barren waste areas, Desert, Dry areas
vacant lots, wastelands, yards
USDA Hardiness Zone
12-158-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
12 - 1
Sunset Zone
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
250.00 cm120.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
2.50 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Pink, Lavender
White, Purple, Pink, Rose, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
-
Lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Sand
Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
root cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Drought Tolerant, Needs very little water
Average Water Needs
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
-
Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
-
Full Sun
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
Pests and Diseases
-
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Rocky Soil, Sun
Drought
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
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Butterflies
Allergy
-
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Decorating walls, Ornamental use
Borders
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antinociceptive
Part of Plant Used
-
Leaves
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used for bedding in gardens
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Foundation, Landscape
Botanical Name
Conophytum
CLEOME hassleriana
Common Name
knopies
cone plants
Cleome, Pink Queen, Spider Flower
In Hindi
Living Stone
Pink Queen
In German
lebendigen Stein
rosa Königin
In French
Living Stone
Reine rose
In Spanish
Piedra viva
Reina de color rosa
In Greek
Living Stone
ροζ Βασίλισσα
In Portuguese
pedra viva
Rainha -de-rosa
In Polish
pedra viva
Różowa Królowa
In Latin
vivus lapis,
Regina Pink
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Brassicales
Family
Aizoaceae
Cleomaceae
Genus
Lithops
Cleome
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Ruschiae
Cleomeae
Subfamily
Ruschioideae
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Number of Species
1201
1
27800
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