1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Southern Africa
Western United States, Northwestern United States, Southwestern United States, California, Canada, Mexico
1.4 Types
Lithops karasmontana
Lithops pseudotruncatella
Lithops fulviceps
not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Barren waste areas, Desert, Dry areas
Mountain Slopes
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
H1, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
1.9 Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Pyramidal
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
Not Available
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Not Available
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Not Available
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Not Available
Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Green, Dark Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Not Available
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Not Available
Clay, Loam, Sand
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
Not Available
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
Seedlings
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 Soil well drained
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
Not Available
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Not Available
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
4.7 Pruning
Do not prune during shooting season
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
can go long without fertilizers, Does not require fertilizer once established
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
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
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5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
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6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Decorating walls, Ornamental use
Landscape Designing
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
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6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Antiseptic, Boils, Expectorant, Rheumatism
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Not Available
Bark, Seeds, Wood
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Application in Furniture, Used As Food
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Alpine, Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Alpine, Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
7.2 Common Name
pebble plants
living stones
Ponderosa Pine
7.2.1 In Hindi
Living Stone
ponderosa pine
7.2.2 In German
lebendigen Stein
ponderosa-Kiefer
7.2.3 In French
Living Stone
pin ponderosa
7.2.4 In Spanish
Piedra viva
pino ponderosa
7.2.5 In Greek
Living Stone
Ponderosa πεύκα
7.2.6 In Portuguese
pedra viva
ponderosa pine
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
vivus lapis,
pinus ponderosa
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Coniferophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Not Available
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Ruschioideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species