Lithops verruculosaNel
surviving Stones
Lithops inae , Lithops verruculosavar.glabra , Lithops verruculosavar.verruculosa
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Family : AizoaceaeSubfamily : RuschioideaeTribe : RuschieaeGenus : Lithops
Lithops verruculosais a nanus succulent with top - shaped bodies consisting of a distich of overweight leaves . The bodies can grow up to 1.4 inches ( 3 cm ) marvellous , with the upper aerofoil attain up to 1.4 inches ( 3.5 cm ) in length and 1 column inch ( 2.5 cm ) in width . They are bluish - gray with a two - lobed opaque upper surface on an irregular basis divided by numerous merging depressions , giving it a crisp or tuberculated appearance .
The flowers range in color from whitened , cream , yellow , low-cal orange , pink , and resurrect to bronze , often with a contrasting tint or inner hoop of orange , rose - pinko , mauve , or Battle of Magenta , which may extend up onto the stamens . They appear in the fall . The yield are unremarkably 5 - chamber abridgment that measure up to 0.3 inches ( 0.8 cm ) in length and diameter and contain yellow - dark-brown ejaculate .
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USDA hardiness zones10a to 11b : from 30 ° F ( −1.1 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
These plants originate a new set of leaves every year , with novel leaves emerging in the fall and grow through the winter and into the summertime . Lithopswill go hibernating in late summertime , and body of water should be severely restricted to prevent bursting leaves . The peak come along near the end of summertime or crepuscle , first showing up as a pocket-size bud thrust its way between the leave-taking , and emergence will commence again . It ’s safe towaterduring this period . The leaves will still acquire into winter , but you should stop watering , even as the older leaves shrink up and encase the Modern growth . In the outpouring , it ’s safe to set out thinly watering again as the industrial plant get back , maneuver toward its summertime dormancy period and the emergence of fresh folio in the fall .
Lithopsare very slow - growing , little plants , make them idealistic ashouseplants(once you get the bent of their lacrimation schedule ) . elderly works form attractive clumps of " pebble " in their pots , which are highly prise . In general , plants should only be repotted if there are cultural problems ( boggy land ) or the industrial plant has outgrown its dish container , which will only bechance every several years .
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Learn more atHow to Grow and Care for Lithops .
Lithops verruculosais endemic toSouth Africa .
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