1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Cactus or Succulent
1.3 Origin
Central America
Southern Africa
1.4 Types
Trollius laxus , Trollius asiaticus , Trollius pumilus
Lithops karasmontana
Lithops pseudotruncatella
Lithops fulviceps
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Temperate Regions
Barren waste areas, Desert, Dry areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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, 23, 24
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1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Rosette/Stemless
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Orange, Yellow
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2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
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2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green
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2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green
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2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
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3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
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3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
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3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison
root cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist
Does not require lot of watering, Drought Tolerant, Needs very little water
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
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4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
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4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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4.7 Pruning
Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Do not prune during shooting season
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring
can go long without fertilizers, Does not require fertilizer once established
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Pest Free, Powdery mildew
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4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Moisture
Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Rocky Soil, Sun
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies
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5.12 Allergy
blisters, Burning sensation, Diarrhea, Irritation to intestines, Kidney Disease
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6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Bog Garden, Borders, Landscape Designing, Mixed Border, small hedge, Wild gardens
Decorating walls, Ornamental use
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
No Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
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6.2.3 Other Uses
Traditional medicine
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Cottage garden, Flower borders, Informal Garden, Showy Tree
Alpine, Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
GOMPHRENA globosa 'Bicolor Rose'
LITHOPS
7.2 Common Name
Globe Amaranth, Globe Flower, Gomphrena
pebble plants
living stones
7.2.1 In Hindi
globe flower
Living Stone
7.2.2 In German
Trollblumen
lebendigen Stein
7.2.3 In French
globe flower
Living Stone
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
globe flower
Living Stone
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
globe flower
vivus lapis,
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Vascular plant
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Equisetopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Ranunculales
Caryophyllales
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Ruschioideae
8.10 Number of Species