Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Succulent
Cactus or Succulent
Origin
South Africa
Southern Africa, South Africa
Types
Cooper’s ice plant
Hardy yellow
Starburst
Hardy white
Lithops karasmontana
Lithops pseudotruncatella
Lithops fulviceps
Number of Varieties
43
0
40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions, Mountain tops, Stream side, Suburban areas
Barren waste areas, Desert, Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
12-1512-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
12-10
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm250.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm2.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Fuchsia, Peach
White, Yellow, Pink, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green
Green, Blue Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Succulent
-
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Spring, Indeterminate
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
root cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs less watering, Requires watering in the growing season
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
Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
-
Pruning
Shape and thin as needed
Do not prune during shooting season
Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
can go long without fertilizers, Does not require fertilizer once established
Pests and Diseases
Mealybugs
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought and Salt
Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Rocky Soil, Sun
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
Medium
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
Decorating walls, Ornamental use
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Dysentry, Liver problems
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves, Sap, Seeds
-
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall
Alpine, Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
DOROTHEANTHUS bellidiformis
Conophytum
Common Name
Ice Plant, Livingstone Daisy
knopies
cone plants
In Hindi
Ice Plant
Living Stone
In German
Eis-Anlage
lebendigen Stein
In French
Ice Plant
Living Stone
In Spanish
Planta de hielo
Piedra viva
In Greek
Plant Ice
Living Stone
In Portuguese
Planta de gelo
pedra viva
In Polish
Ice roślin
pedra viva
In Latin
Ice plant
vivus lapis,
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Caryophyllales
Family
Aizoaceae
Aizoaceae
Genus
Dorotheanthus
Lithops
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Ruschiae
Subfamily
Ruschioideae
Ruschioideae
Number of Species
135120
1
27800
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