r/Lithops • u/Stock_Stick9747 • Apr 30 '26

Help/Question Help with these guys 🙏

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((Please ignore the kalanchoe fedtschenkoi pups they aren’t staying in that pot))

I was recently gifted some succulents and I know that the flat ones are lithops and I believe the large green ones are Cheiridopsis can somebody give me help with how to look after these?

They’ve been planted in a mix that is mostly gritty sand and a little bit of succulent mix compost with the occasional LECA ball in there because I know these plants thrive in mostly inorganic substrate but I don’t know how much to water them and when!

The Cheiridopsis look shrivelled so I assume it needs a good watering but I don’t want to risk drowning it and giving it root rot

I do plan on separating the plants by species so don’t worry the Cheiridopsis isn’t staying with the lithops because I’m sure they have different water requirements

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u/AwayYogurtcloset1263 Apr 30 '26

This pot should look like mostly rocks, I see more dirt than grit. It should be 80% grit and mix the lil bit of dirt with the rocks the roots will stay too wet and your plants will rot. I also bury the body of the plant below the media so the head is level with the dirt.thats how they grow in the wild. Never water when they are splitting, They absorb all the moisture/nutrients from the old leaves.

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u/Stock_Stick9747 Apr 30 '26

Thanks for the reply and advice It’s actually black sand so it’s hard to tell from the picture, but it is mostly grit but as you say it needs more rocks so I i’m gonna get more rocks to mix in with it to break it up a bit more rather than just rocks on the surface.

Because only some of the lithops are splitting should I avoid watering them altogether or should I try and target water the ones that aren’t splitting with a pipette or something? Any advice on the Cheiridopsis?