Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Cactus, Flowering Plants, Fruits, Houseplant, native plant natural landscaping, Ornamental Plants, Shrub
Cactus or Succulent
Origin
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Southern Africa
Types
Grafted Gymnocalycium Cultivars, Echinopsis chamaecereus cultivar, Pilosocereus pachycladus, Austrocylindropuntia subulata monstrose
Lithops karasmontana
Lithops pseudotruncatella
Lithops fulviceps
Number of Varieties
153
0
40000
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Habitat
In desert grasslands, Rocky Mountains, sandy seeps, Semi arid regions
Barren waste areas, Desert, Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 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
Upright/Erect
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
7.60 cm5.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.10 cm5.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Lemon yellow, Light Green, Pink, Red
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Purple, Purplish Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
-
Leaf Color in Summer
-
-
Leaf Color in Fall
-
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Succulent
Succulent
Thorns
-
-
Plant Season
-
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
-
Growth Rate
-
-
Type of Soil
-
-
The pH of Soil
-
-
Soil Drainage
-
-
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
-
-
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
root cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
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
-
-
Soil Type
-
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
-
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
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
Red blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Rocky Soil, Sun
Flowers
-
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
-
-
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
-
-
Fragrant Fruit
-
-
Fragrant Leaf
-
-
Fragrant Bark/Stem
-
-
Showy Foliage
-
-
Showy Bark
-
-
Foliage Texture
Bold
Bold
Foliage Sheen
-
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
-
-
Self-Sowing
-
-
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
Decorating walls, Ornamental use
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
-
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
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Alpine, Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
LITHOPS
Common Name
Texas rainbow cactus, Spiny hedgehog cactus
pebble plants
living stones
In Hindi
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Living Stone
In German
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
lebendigen Stein
In French
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Living Stone
In Spanish
Dasyacanthus echinocereus
Piedra viva
In Greek
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Living Stone
In Portuguese
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
pedra viva
In Polish
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
pedra viva
In Latin
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
vivus lapis,
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Caryophyllales
Family
Cactaceae
Aizoaceae
Genus
Echinocereus
Lithops
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Pachycereeae
Ruschiae
Subfamily
Cactoideae
Ruschioideae
Number of Species
3040
1
27800
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