Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Cactus or Succulent
Origin
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Western Asia
Southern Africa, South Africa
Types
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Lithops karasmontana
Lithops pseudotruncatella
Lithops fulviceps
Number of Varieties
153
0
40000
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Habitat
Well Drained
Barren waste areas, Desert, Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-999912-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
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
5.10 cm250.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
10.20 cm2.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Green
White, Yellow, Pink, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Blue Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Reniform
-
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
-
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, From bulbs
root cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water frequently while growing, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases
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
Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
-
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Do not prune during shooting season
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
can go long without fertilizers, Does not require fertilizer once established
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Shade areas
Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Rocky Soil, Sun
Flowers
Showy
Showy
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
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Decorating walls, Ornamental use
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Vitamin C
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
-
Other Uses
-
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Mixed Border, Wildflower
Alpine, Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
RANUNCULUS ficaria 'Brazen Hussy'
Conophytum
Common Name
Brazen Hussy Figwort, Figwort, Lesser Celandine
knopies
cone plants
In Hindi
Figwort
Living Stone
In German
figwort
lebendigen Stein
In French
scrofulaire
Living Stone
In Spanish
figwort
Piedra viva
In Greek
figwort
Living Stone
In Portuguese
figwort
pedra viva
In Polish
figwort
pedra viva
In Latin
Umber
vivus lapis,
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Caryophyllales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Aizoaceae
Genus
Ranunculus
Lithops
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Ruschiae
Subfamily
-
Ruschioideae
Number of Species
200120
1
27800
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