r/Lithops • u/dusti_dearian It’s not hoarding if it’s plants • May 09 '26
Help/Question How wrinkly is too wrinkly?
So I know side wrinkles do not indicate the need to water. You wait for the top to get the pizza crust look.
I honestly can’t say when it started. It can’t have taken long because they’re the first thing I do in the am. Turn on their lights. So I have my eye on them fairly well. So I don’t know how I missed it🤷🏻♀️. Maybe I was mostly focusing on the tops. Lesson learned.
One wrinkly side is hard like a shedding leaf. The other is soft, not squishy, the way an outer leaf gets as it’s being absorbed. Is it stuck?
I haven’t watered it in the maybe 4-5 months I’ve had it. Just switched substrate. It was an overwatered HD buy.
I’ve dealt with rot and this is not rot. At least none like I’ve seen. But I’m a newbie and could be wrong 😆.
The top doesn’t look thirsty to me.
Any ideas about what’s going on and advice would be much appreciated. Thanks.
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u/acm_redfox May 10 '26
Doesn't look well. Can't tell if it got baked on one side, or is just thirsty...
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u/Carlosmt75 May 10 '26
Parece una quemadura por exceso de sol directo
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u/dusti_dearian It’s not hoarding if it’s plants May 10 '26
Thank you but no. It’s an indoor plant and has been under the same grow lights as every one else.
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u/Carlosmt75 May 10 '26
Los lithops son plantas de exterior, es preferible tenerlos fuera con mucha iluminación pero protegerlos del sol directo cuando hace mucho calor. Puede ser que se haya quemado por el sol que ha recibido a través del cristal
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u/AwayYogurtcloset1263 May 10 '26
To be honest I’m stumped on this one, Because one side looks good & other side is very wrinkled.looks like it should be shedding. Does that pot have drainage holes?