Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Cactus or Succulent
Origin
China
Southern Africa, South Africa
Types
Fuyu, Jiro, Gosho, Suruga
Lithops karasmontana
Lithops pseudotruncatella
Lithops fulviceps
Number of Varieties
23
0
40000
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Habitat
Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Secondary
Barren waste areas, Desert, Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-1012-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-7
12-10
Sunset Zone
H1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Pyramidal
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
760.00 cm250.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
550.00 cm2.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow
White, Yellow, Pink, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Orange
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Burgundy, Orange Red
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green, Blue Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate
-
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings
root cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water usually once a day
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
-
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
-
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
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
Crown gall, Leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot
-
Plant Tolerance
Frost
Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Rocky Soil, Sun
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
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
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Mealybugs, White peach scale
-
Allergy
Abdominal distension, Excessive flatus
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Decorating walls, Ornamental use
Beauty Benefits
Brightens the skin complexion, For treating wrinkles
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anthelmintic, Antitussive, Antivinous, Appetizer, Astringent, Demulcent, Febrifuge, Stomachic, Styptic
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
-
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Wood is used for making furniture
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Alpine, Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
DIOSPYROS kaki
Conophytum
Common Name
Asian Persimmon, Japanese Persimmon, Kaki, Sharon Fruit
knopies
cone plants
In Hindi
शैरन फल
Living Stone
In German
Sharon Frucht
lebendigen Stein
In French
Sharon Fruit
Living Stone
In Spanish
Sharon Fruit
Piedra viva
In Greek
Sharon Φρούτα
Living Stone
In Portuguese
Sharon Fruit
pedra viva
In Polish
Sharon Fruit
pedra viva
In Latin
Sharon fructus
vivus lapis,
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Caryophyllales
Family
Ebenaceae
Aizoaceae
Genus
Diospyros
Lithops
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Diospyreae
Ruschiae
Subfamily
-
Ruschioideae
Number of Species
30120
1
27800
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