Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Cactus or Succulent
Origin
Western United States, Canada
Southern Africa
Types
Pinus lambertiana
Lithops karasmontana
Lithops pseudotruncatella
Lithops fulviceps
Number of Varieties
53
0
40000
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Habitat
Woodland Garden Canopy
Barren waste areas, Desert, Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
-
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
Oval or Rounded
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,520.00 cm5.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
760.00 cm5.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Brown, Sandy Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
-
Leaf Color in Summer
-
-
Leaf Color in Fall
-
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Succulent
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
-
Growth Rate
Medium
-
Type of Soil
Loam
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
root cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water three times weekly in summer
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
Loam
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
-
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Do not prune during shooting season
Fertilizers
27-3-3 ratio, Requires high amount of nitrogen
can go long without fertilizers, Does not require fertilizer once established
Pests and Diseases
Blister Rust
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Rocky Soil, Sun
Flowers
-
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
-
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Douglas squirrels
-
Allergy
Skin irritation
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Decorating walls, Ornamental use
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Carminative, Laxative, Opthalmic, Poultice
-
Part of Plant Used
Seeds, Wood
-
Other Uses
Adhesive, Used as a chewing gum, Used for making green dye, Vanillin flavouring is obtained as a by-product
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant
Alpine, Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
PINUS lambertiana
LITHOPS
Common Name
Sugar pine, Sugar cone pine
pebble plants
living stones
In Hindi
Sugar Pine
Living Stone
In German
Sugar Pine
lebendigen Stein
In French
Sugar Pine
Living Stone
In Spanish
Sugar Pine
Piedra viva
In Greek
Sugar Pine
Living Stone
In Portuguese
Sugar Pine
pedra viva
In Polish
Sugar Pine
pedra viva
In Latin
Pinus
vivus lapis,
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Caryophyllales
Family
Pinaceae
Aizoaceae
Genus
Pinus
Lithops
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Ruschiae
Subfamily
Pinoideae
Ruschioideae
Number of Species
540
1
27800
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