| 24 Mixed Lithops Living Stones Pebble Plant |  | Brand: lithops
Category: Lawn & Patio
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Sales Rank: 57,308
ASIN: B004TWS3MC
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| • | 24 LITHOP LOT | | • | You will recieve 8 cells, each containing 3 lithops. | | • | We will do our best to provide a variety of colors and textures in this lot based on our current stock | | • | THIS PICTURE IS OF 64 CELLS...THIS AUCTION IS FOR 8 CELLS | | • | **Buy more than one product from me and save on shipping--email me for refund possibilites** |
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Product Description
Lithops is a genus of succulent plants in the fire plant family, Aizoaceae. Members of the genus are native to southern Africa. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words ????? (lithos), meaning "stone," and ?? (ops), meaning "face," referring to the stone-like appearance of the plants. They avoid being eaten by blending in with surrounding rocks and are often known as pebble plants or living stones. The formation of the name from the Greek "-ops" means that even a single plant is called a Lithops.
In the fall, a bud will force its way up through the fissure and shortly thereafter a white or yellow flower will unfold. The flowers of many of the Lithops species have a spicy-sweet scent. If a plant does not flower the first year, perhaps it is not quite old enough. Lithops usually must be three to five years old before they begin flowering: they have been grown as seedlings for two years or more in the nursery. As the fissure separates further, a new pair of leaves can be seen developing inside. As the plant becomes older, it increases in size by division. This will begin by one plant producing two pairs of new leaves. The plant will then have two "bodies" attached to one root system. Some plants in Lithops collections have as many as ten or more bodies per plant, but it takes many years to develop a plant of this size.
Very little watering is needed. You can tell when it needs moisture by looking at the leaves. If they are full and plump, the plant is fine; any wrinkling means it needs a sip. Use a very small watering can and water more heavily in spring and summer. Soak the soil and let dry between waterings. Discard any water collected in the pot's saucer. Do not water at all in the fall and winter, even if you see withered leaves, as this is part of the life cycle of the plant. *BE PATIENT, AND WATCH YOUR ROCK BLOOM!**
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