1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Southern Africa
Southern Africa, South Africa
1.4 Types
Lithops karasmontana
Lithops pseudotruncatella
Lithops fulviceps
Acacia aulacocarpa, Papuan wattle, Red wattle
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Barren waste areas, Desert, Dry areas
Valley, wooded grassland
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
H1, H2, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Arching/Fountain-shaped
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
Not Available
Light Yellow, Lemon yellow
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
Tan, Chocolate
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Not Available
Green, Gray Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Not Available
Green, Gray Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Not Available
Green, Gray Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Green, Gray Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Not Available
Spring, Summer
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
Not Available
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Not Available
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
root cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Budding, Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Drought Tolerant, Needs very little water
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Keep the Soil well drained, Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Water Deeply
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
Not Available
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Not Available
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
4.7 Pruning
Do not prune during shooting season
Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
can go long without fertilizers, Does not require fertilizer once established
Apply N-P-K
4.9 Pests and Diseases
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Rocky Soil, Sun
Drought
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
Not Available
Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Decorating walls, Ornamental use
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Good for skin and hair
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree, Wildlife, Windbreak
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Abdominal Disease, Anthelmintic, Back pain, Chest pain, Colic, Cough, Diarrhea, Digestive disorders, Dysentry, Emetic, Febrifuge, Liver problems, Sore Eyes, Stomachic, Tonic, tonic in pregnancy, Tooth ache, Treat Parasitic Intestinal Worms, Treating fever, tuberculosis, Upset stomach, Wounds
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Not Available
Bark, Seeds, Stem, Tree trunks
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Gum, Used as fuel, Wood is used for making furniture
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Alpine, Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
LITHOPS
PELTOPHORUM africanum
7.2 Common Name
pebble plants
living stones
Black Wattle, Weeping Wattle
7.2.1 In Hindi
Living Stone
Black Wattle Tree
7.2.2 In German
lebendigen Stein
Schwarz Akazie Baum
7.2.3 In French
Living Stone
Noir Arbre Wattle
7.2.4 In Spanish
Piedra viva
Negro del árbol del zarzo
7.2.5 In Greek
Living Stone
Μαύρο Wattle Δέντρο
7.2.6 In Portuguese
pedra viva
Árvore da acácia negra
7.2.7 In Polish
pedra viva
Czarne Drzewo akacji
7.2.8 In Latin
vivus lapis,
Niger Wattle ligno
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
Caryophyllales
Gentianales
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Ruschioideae
Caesalpinioideae
8.10 Number of Species