Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Cactus or Succulent
Origin
China
Southern Africa
Types
Yellow peach, White peach, Clingstone
Lithops karasmontana
Lithops pseudotruncatella
Lithops fulviceps
Number of Varieties
20003
0
40000
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Habitat
Warmer regions
Barren waste areas, Desert, Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
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Sunset Zone
H1, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,005.84 cm5.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.24 cm5.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Green, Light Green, Yellow
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Yellow
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Leaf Color in Spring
Pink
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Leaf Color in Summer
Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Long, simple, curved and folded
Succulent
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
-
Growth Rate
Medium
-
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well drained
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The pH of Soil
Acidic
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Budding, Grafting, Seedlings
root cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering
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
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Soil Type
Loam, Sand
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
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Pruning
Remove all suckers, Remove all watersprouts, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove tight V-branching crotches
Do not prune during shooting season
Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount
can go long without fertilizers, Does not require fertilizer once established
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
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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
Medium
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Hummingbirds, Insects
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Allergy
Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Bronchial-constrictions, Food Allergy, Urticaria
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
Decorating walls, Ornamental use
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Making cosmetics
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Aphrodisiac, Blood stasis and neurodegenerative diseases, Cancer, cholesterol-lowering, Combats Stress, Culinary Usage, Diuretic, Hair Loss, Hypokalemia, Obesity, Skin Disorders, Stomach pain, Weight loss
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Part of Plant Used
Bark, Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
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Other Uses
For making oil, Gum, Used as a dye, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Alpine, Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
PRUNUS persica
LITHOPS
Common Name
Peach
pebble plants
living stones
In Hindi
आड़ू
Living Stone
In German
Pfirsich
lebendigen Stein
In French
pêche
Living Stone
In Spanish
melocotón
Piedra viva
In Greek
ροδάκινο
Living Stone
In Portuguese
pêssego
pedra viva
In Polish
brzoskwinia
pedra viva
In Latin
persici
vivus lapis,
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Caryophyllales
Family
Rosaceae
Aizoaceae
Genus
Prunus
Lithops
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Amygdaleae
Ruschiae
Subfamily
Amygdaloideae
Ruschioideae
Number of Species
7040
1
27800
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