I purchased a lithops last spring . After I got it home I separated the two that came in the plastic pot into their own tiny terracotta containers. I let the roots air dry after I separated them and repotted in stoney substrate. I have only given them a couple drops of water since repotting them and they reside in a south facing window. They aren’t doing much but they are alive and I enjoy looking at them. I hope to see them split or flower one day 🤞and will probably be looking for another one this spring. The nursery I purchased from had several tiny ones in a small dish garden all different colors and it was adorable.
I can never understand how someone could dislike these videos they are so educational if my plants could talk they would be yelling thank you, Summer Rayne
I have never been able to grow these. Now I know what I have been doing wrong! Thanks again Summer! See... what you do is important not only for the people who grow plants, but for the plants that we grow!!!
These are so adorable! I have a few and they actually flowered for me a few weeks ago. It was so pretty and elegant. Thank you for sharing summer. My lithops don't require much waterings at all here in Central Florida because we are so humid and tropical. I only have to water about 3 to 4 times a year, sometimes a bit more depending on the conditions. He's such a cute one!
I have not seen any Lithops in person, I think they are a funny looking plant and I love that. Hopefully I can find one this year. Thanks Summer, I missed this day so I'm playing catch up.
I took my pot soil and dumped it out into a bowl. I sifted through it and removed any woody stuff. I added Hawaiian sand to the soil, mixed it, then put it back in. Most of the organic stuff is out. For a top layer, I added fine pumice stones for show. Some say to put it in all pumice, but the substrate's too hard to get deep roots. I have mine planted by itself, although I have other succulents sitting in my kitchen window. They all seem to be doing good. 🐀🐾
Yay!!! I was hoping you would do Lithops!! I have seen them before, but I've always been too intimidated to buy bc they're so pretty and I don't want to kill them 😅
I love my Lithops collection! They are so interesting to watch as they sprout their new leaves. I only water mine every few months and they are doing great. I am going to transplant into a bonsai substrate.
I have saved a lot from nurseries that over water them. I put them under a grow light to help them dry out. Takes a long time but so worth it when they flower and split
Every 3 weeks?! I’d say you’re still watering them too much. I do t water until I see visible wrinkles or they feel soft for lack of water. Them I give them only a trickle. So far so good
Hi Summer. Thanks for sharing this Lithops video. Have mine for over a month now and I was literally clueless if I'm doing it right. I have 3 tiny lithops and was surprised the other day to see babies sprouting out from the wrinkly moms. I live in Southern California, desert area and I water mine very very little and mist it like 2x a month. Anyhow thanks again. ☺️💚😊🌿
Don't forget their dormancy period. They really require dry conditions from late summer into winter (almost no water unless badly shriveled). It's extremely important during the splitting phase.
it's so a strange plant ! I have one at a west window, I don't water it, and she grows ! so cute ... and thank you because I was a little concerned, and you reassured me
I keep mine in about 98% pummus. The other 2% is like a fine bark looking medium. They came with a tiny bag of it, so not totaly sure about the "soil" but definitely pummus stone for the most part.
These guys get way more water than you’d think. A lot more die from under water than over (mine get watered with a hose in their season) and improper soil. The mineral substrate should be mostly fine (not like dust/play sand but next couple sizes up) with courser bits mixed in - but if the grit size is too large (like in the fox pot), they won’t be able to properly grow their fine feeder roots. When an established, rooted plant is watered in a mineral substrate, it should be enough so that it flows out the bottom of the pot then allowed to dry for 10-20 days or so. This is, of course, only during the watering season. 🥰
I included one in a very pretty mixed succulent container I had on my kitchen table about a decade ago. Unfortunately the other succulents needed more water than poor lithops. You can see where this is heading. Yeah, it turned to mush. My recommendation for mixed succulent planters is to actually keep each individual plant in its own separate low rise plastic pot and conceal the pots with sand or gravel. Then each succulent can be kept in its own special potting soil. I’d probably plant lithops in a blend that was mostly things like vermiculite, perlite, sand or even gravel.
I have a few of them. One of them looked so dry and shriveled so I gave it some tiny bit of water and within hours it turned into mush ☹ I havent even thought about watering my others. Gorgeous plants though
I am currently growing them from seeds, they need a light spray every evening for about 6 months apparently. And then I heard that they are adults and should be left alone...it is an interesting experiment to do. I bought the seeds online as a mix, so hopefully they with take on different colours. I hope I don't kill them!
Hi Summer! I wonder if you’ll cover some ‘basic’ plants like parlor palms? I’ve been struggling with mine and would love to hear your opinion tips and tricks on them!
I've had one for about 5 months. It hasn't flowered (maybe it's still too young, or maybe it didn't get the right conditions) and hasn't split yet either. Other than that, it's doing fine and I practically don't water it, maybe twice since I got it.
I’ve killed so many of these! I didn’t even water them & they died & others dried up 🤦🏻♀️ I made a small planter for my daughter & they’re outside on the porch on our west side. So far they’re doing good! 🤞🏼
Please leave giving advice on growing succulents to experts. You clearly have not much knowledge about it so why clogging the internet with a non informative vid. like this?
Yeah your lithops that are brown are unhappy and are staking because you’re watering at the wrong time. What a waste of a video. Rename improper care lol
