lithop succulent stone plants Lithops spp

lithop succulent stone plants Lithops sppFew plants can spark conversation like lithops (aka live succulents, living stones, or stone faces). In their natural habitat, these intriguing succulent life forms blend in with the surrounding non living stones and coarse sand. Some might say they even resemble brains or bottoms. Yeah, those bottoms. No two seem to be identical in appearance, with the tops of their windowed leaves featuring intricate patterns. Many species eventually form clusters,

Few plants can spark conversation like lithops (aka live succulents, living stones, or stone faces). In their natural habitat, these intriguing succulent life-forms blend in with the surrounding non-living stones and coarse sand. Some might say they even resemble brains or bottoms. Yeah, those bottoms. No two seem to be identical in appearance, with the tops of their windowed leaves featuring intricate patterns. Many species eventually form clusters, and in their native home of South Africa, clusters gradually spread to form large colonies that can span 6 feet in diameter. In typical planted spaces, however, potted lithops are particularly great at lending quirky flair to tight and bright spaces. A single body can be up to 1.5" in diameter and is split by a central cleft, creating a nearly stemless bilobed body (cue the comparisons to bottoms). When in the bloom, lithops temporarily lose their “masters of disguise” powers, as the plants are nearly obscured by flowers that are composed of frilly satiny yellow or white petals.