Lithops Growing Kit

Lithops Species Mixed - Indigenous South African Succulent

Lithops are one of the most popular of all the succulents. These fat, cheeky little succulents plants have been grown for decades by amateur and professional succulent lovers alike. 

Lithops aslo known as Pebble Plants, Living Stones, Stone Plants, Bokspoortjies, Beeskloutjies.

Lithops is a genus of succulent plants in the ice plant family, Aizoaceae. Members of the genus are native to southern Africa. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words lithos, meaning "stone," 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.

Sow in Spring.

Your Growing Kits Includes

5 Seedling Pots
Coarse Silica Mix
Jiffy 7C Pellets
10 Mixed Lithops Seeds (A mixture of different species.)
Instructions

Growing Instructions

Soak the soil pellets in water and mix the coarse sand mix into the soil. Fill the pots, leave the soil 1/2-inch below the rim of the pot. Lightly dampen the soil, sprinkle the tiny seeds on the surface. Lithops seeds are extremely small, almost like dust, so handling them carefully is crucial. To distribute the seeds more easily, mix them with a small amount of fine sand before sprinkling on the soil. Cover the seeds with a layer of fine-grained sand, or using a tea strainer, sift some very fine soil over the seed to just barely cover them. Mist the sand covering the seeds with water to moisten. Place the pots into a container with a snap on lid. Position the pots in a bright location, but not in direct sunlight. Keep the soil moist by misting daily. Uncover the Lithops partially after two to three weeks. Leave the lid partially over the container for four weeks. Reduce watering when the Lithops reach a height of 2 inches. Water when the top 1/4 inch of soil is dry. Transplant the Lithops after one year.
Happy Planting !