Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Cactus or Succulent
Origin
-
Southern Africa, South Africa
Types
Summer Squash
Lithops karasmontana
Lithops pseudotruncatella
Lithops fulviceps
Number of Varieties
103
0
40000
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Habitat
-
Barren waste areas, Desert, Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-999912-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12-10
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
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm250.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm2.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Orange
White, Yellow, Pink, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Yellow, Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green, Blue Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
-
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Very Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison
root cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water frequently
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
Neutral
-
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
-
Pruning
Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires very little pruning
Do not prune during shooting season
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
can go long without fertilizers, Does not require fertilizer once established
Pests and Diseases
Borers, Cucumber beetles, Mealybugs, Powdery mildew
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Rocky Soil, Sun
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Coarse
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Decorating walls, Ornamental use
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
-
Other Uses
Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Alpine, Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
CUCURBITA pepo 'Sunburst'
Conophytum
Common Name
Pattypan Squash
knopies
cone plants
In Hindi
Pattypan Squash
Living Stone
In German
Gartenkürbis
lebendigen Stein
In French
Cucurbita pepo
Living Stone
In Spanish
Cucurbita pepo
Piedra viva
In Greek
Pattypan Σκουός
Living Stone
In Portuguese
Abobrinha, jerimum-mirim, courgette, curgete, abóbora-moganga, abóbora-porqueira, jerimum, abóbora-carneira, abóbora-de-porco ou abóbora-moranga
pedra viva
In Polish
patison
pedra viva
In Latin
Pattypan INLIDO
vivus lapis,
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Violales
Caryophyllales
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Aizoaceae
Genus
Cucurbita
Lithops
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Cucurbiteae
Ruschiae
Subfamily
Cucurbitoideae
Ruschioideae
Number of Species
5120
1
27800
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