Lithops

Lithops is a genus containing stone-looking succulents from South Africa. They are stone shaped, 2 to 4 inches in diameter (5 to 10 cm) with a fissure across the middle. The nomenclature of Lithops are generally based on the book Lithops-Flowering Stones by D. T. Cole. Cultivate the Lithops in a larger pot than seems needed, their root system is pretty large. Use water sparsely in summer, to much water will make them split. In winter, water is taken away from the old leaves, while a new set of leaves is growing. They will take a very small amount of frost. The large flower comes out of the fissure. Species and varieties Lithops aucampiae ssp. aucampiae Lithops aucampiae ssp. euniceae Lithops aucampiae 'Kuruman' form Lithops bromfieldii var. insularis Lithops dorotheae Lithops fulviceps Lithops hallii Lithops helmuti Lithops hookeri ssp. lutea Lithops hookeri ssp. marginata Lithops karasmontana ssp. karasmontana Lithops lesliei var. albinica Lithops marmorata ssp. marmorata Lithops optica ssp. rubra Lithops otzeniana Lithops salicola Lithops schwantesii ssp. schwantesii Lithops terricolor Lithops villetii ssp. deboeri Lithops dabneri synonym of Lithops hookeri ssp. marginata Lithops deboeri synonym of Lithops villetii ssp. deboeri Lithops diutina synonym of Lithops marmorata ssp. marmorata Lithops framesii synonym of Lithops marmorata ssp. marmorata Lithops localis var. terricolor synonym of Lithops terricolor Lithops lydiae synonym of Lithops fulviceps Lithops marginata synonym of Lithops hookeri ssp. marginata Lithops rubra synonym of Lithops optica ssp. rubra Lithops salicola var. reticulata synonym of Lithops hallii Lithops turbiniformis var. lutea synonym of Lithops hookeri ssp. lutea Lithops umdausensis synonym of Lithops marmorata ssp. marmorata Lithops vanzijlii synonym of Dinteranthus vanzijlii ssp. vanzijlii

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