1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Cactus
Cactus or Succulent
1.3 Origin
Southern Africa
Southern Africa
1.4 Types
Firesticks, Old Man's Beard
Lithops karasmontana
Lithops pseudotruncatella
Lithops fulviceps
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Desert, Hilly upland habitat, Semi desert
Barren waste areas, Desert, Dry areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 21, 22, 23, 24
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Rosette/Stemless
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
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Red, Red orange
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Yellow green
Not Available
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Not Available
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green
Not Available
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Red, Light Green, Orange Red
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Not Available
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Not Available
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Not Available
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Not Available
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Pollution, Drought, Salt
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
root cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs good drainage, Water less during winter, Water more in summer
Does not require lot of watering, Drought Tolerant, Needs very little water
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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Not Available
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Not Available
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Not Available
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Do not prune during shooting season
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
can go long without fertilizers, Does not require fertilizer once established
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Not Available, Red blotch
Not Available
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Rocky Soil, Sun
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
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Eye irritation, Numb Lips
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Mixed Border, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Decorating walls, Ornamental use
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antiasthamatic, anti-cancer, Antitumor, Cough, Ear ache
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Branch, Latex, Root
Not Available
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as firewood, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical
Alpine, Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
EUPHORBIA tirucalli
LITHOPS
7.2 Common Name
aveloz, firestick plants, Indian tree spurge, naked lady, pencil tree, pencil cactus, sticks on fire, milk bush, Euphorbia tirucalli
pebble plants
living stones
7.2.1 In Hindi
Sher-kandvel
Living Stone
7.2.2 In German
Bleistiftstrauch
lebendigen Stein
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Euphorbiales
Caryophyllales
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Euphorbioideae
Ruschioideae
8.10 Number of Species