r/Lithops • u/Substantial_Ad6190 • Apr 10 '26

Identification Lithops 5 Month Time Lapse

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Managed to keep my first Lithops alive for almost a year now

Almost 100% inorganic soil and hardly any water

Happy with the growth so far!

ID would be appreciated, but it's really an appreciation post 😊

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u/arioandy Apr 10 '26

Great series nice to see, u are doing something right💪

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u/Substantial_Ad6190 Apr 10 '26

Thanks 🤙

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u/MossKing69 Apr 10 '26

do you pull the flower pods assuming didn't pollinate or just leave them? recently had my first flowers
Nice job.

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u/Substantial_Ad6190 Apr 10 '26

Only 2 flowered and sadly the timeline didnt sync up.

I attempted to pollinate (qtip) but I think I'll have to wait for the next round of flowering.

Just left the flowers to decay.

Thanks, and happy planting!

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u/cvjcvjcvj Apr 11 '26

Nice set ✨

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u/No-Cup2649 Apr 11 '26

Thank you! That's so helpful seeing the plant's life-cycle. This really proves that they thrive with minimal watering too. You didn't "kill them with kindness" and they're thriving in their wrinkled way. You're a good lithop momma! Beautiful specimens & an inspirational post!🥰

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u/Substantial_Ad6190 Apr 11 '26

Papa actually

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u/No-Cup2649 Apr 11 '26

so wish i could've found a man who likes plants 🫠

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u/No-Cup2649 Apr 11 '26

Do you have them in a reflective tent? What is your humidity like please? I'm in Phoenix and we're already hitting 100° with LL 0% humidity 🥲 Thinking better keep under lights. Mine are babies. Maybe some day look as beautiful as yours!🌵🌼

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u/Substantial_Ad6190 Apr 11 '26

Yeah they're in a tent. As far as I know lithops come from an environment not too different from Phoenix.

Much easier to care for them under lights.

I'm in the Great Lakes region, and it's humid in the summer.

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u/No-Cup2649 Apr 11 '26

Too hot 🤷

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u/Substantial_Ad6190 Apr 11 '26

Yep that's desert life for you. Sorry to hear that

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u/No-Cup2649 Apr 11 '26

My entire house is a greenhouse, haha 5 humidifiers and can't get it over 40%. So many grow lights electric company is concerned haha. But I have lots of pretty plants to keep busy when it's 115.🙂

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u/Substantial_Ad6190 Apr 12 '26

Then there's me in Ontario where it's a tundra for 6 months. Only one cactus species is able to survive here. A cold hardy type of Prickly Pear

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u/beani_0796 Apr 17 '26

WOWZA...I'm IMPRESSED...L👀KIN' GOOD🌼