Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Cactus or Succulent
Origin
Eastern Asia
Southern Africa, South Africa
Types
Darjeeling Red , Donald Lowndes , Superba
Lithops karasmontana
Lithops pseudotruncatella
Lithops fulviceps
Number of Varieties
353
0
40000
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Habitat
High elevation
Barren waste areas, Desert, Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-912-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-5
12-10
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm250.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm2.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White, Yellow, Pink, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Burgundy, Silver
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Burgundy, Silver
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Burgundy, Silver
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green, Blue Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Bi-lobed
-
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
-
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Light Frost
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Layering, Root Division, Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting
root cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Never Over-water
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
-
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Do not prune during shooting season
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
can go long without fertilizers, Does not require fertilizer once established
Pests and Diseases
Fungal leaf spots
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Rocky Soil, Sun
Flowers
Insignificant
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
Medium
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
Diarrhea, Stomach pain
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, bank hedging, Cottage Garden
Decorating walls, Ornamental use
Beauty Benefits
Skin irritation
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
bowel syndrome, Gastrointestinal disorders, hypertension
-
Part of Plant Used
Root, Root bark
-
Other Uses
-
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Mixed Border
Alpine, Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
PERSICARIA microcephala 'Dragon's Eye'
Conophytum
Common Name
Dragon's Eye Fleeceflower, Fleeceflower
knopies
cone plants
In Hindi
fleeceflower
Living Stone
In German
fleeceflower
lebendigen Stein
In French
fleeceflower
Living Stone
In Spanish
Polygonum affine
Piedra viva
In Greek
fleeceflower
Living Stone
In Portuguese
fleeceflower
pedra viva
In Polish
fleeceflower
pedra viva
In Latin
fleeceflower
vivus lapis,
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Tracheophyta
Class
Agaricomycetes
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Caryophyllales
Family
Polygonaceae
Aizoaceae
Genus
Periscaria
Lithops
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Ruschiae
Subfamily
-
Ruschioideae
Number of Species
50120
1
27800
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