Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Cactus or Succulent
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
Origin
Southern Africa
Asia, North America, Southern Europe
Types
Lithops karasmontana
Lithops pseudotruncatella
Lithops fulviceps
Aristocrat, Buckeye Belle, Henry Bockstoce , Abalone Pearl, Coral Supreme, Cytherea, Charlie's White
Number of Varieties
330
0
40000
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Habitat
Barren waste areas, Desert, Dry areas
Hillside, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99993-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
8-1
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
5.00 cm76.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.00 cm61.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Pink, Red, White
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Dark Green, Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Bronze, Dark Green, Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Succulent
Compound
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
-
Full Sun, Part sun
Growth Rate
-
Slow
Type of Soil
-
Loamy
The pH of Soil
-
Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
root cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Drought Tolerant, Needs very little water
Does not require lot of watering, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Needs watering once a week, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water occasionally
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Neutral
Soil Type
-
Loamy
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
-
Full Sun, Part sun
Pruning
Do not prune during shooting season
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
can go long without fertilizers, Does not require fertilizer once established
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Stem spot, Viruses
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Rocky Soil, Sun
-
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Semi-Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Ants
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Decorating walls, Ornamental use
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Cough, Gout, Headache, Heartburn, Kidney problems, Upset stomach, Urinary tract problems
Part of Plant Used
-
Flowers, Root, Seeds
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
LITHOPS
Paeonia suffruticosa
Common Name
pebble plants
living stones
Peony
In Hindi
Living Stone
Peony
In German
lebendigen Stein
Pfingstrose
In French
Living Stone
Pivoine
In Spanish
Piedra viva
Peonía
In Greek
Living Stone
παιωνία
In Portuguese
pedra viva
Peônia
In Polish
pedra viva
Piwonia
In Latin
vivus lapis,
AGLAOPHOTIS
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
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Family
Aizoaceae
Paeoniaceae
Genus
Lithops
Paeonia
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Ruschiae
-
Subfamily
Ruschioideae
-
Number of Species
4030
1
27800
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