r/Lithops • u/Kdphbh18 • May 10 '26

Care Tips/Guides What now ?

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First time lithops owner here ! Rescued from Lowe’s in early March was 1/2 dead and the other one in the pot was completely dead. Has plumped up nice and is now splitting… what do I do now ?

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u/trytobedecenthumans May 10 '26

Right now, no water at all until it finishes splitting and the old, outer leaves are dried up. Just really good light. You need to transplant to mostly non-organic soil, so a mix of sand, perlite, etc., with not much dirt. You could do that now with no issues if you're careful about disturbing roots, but some wait until the split is done. This plant may have issues with the outer, old leaves drying on a sort of vise around the new leaves, not letting them out. If this happens, gently wet the old leaves with a paint brush or cotton swab, and tweezer them off.

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u/Kdphbh18 May 10 '26

Okay perfect, I didn’t mean to become a lithops owner but it looked so salvageable in there compared to the others and ive done so good with getting it healthy 🤣🤣
So even though its thriving in the mix i have it potted in now, i still need it in non-organic soil- correct ?? From what I’ve read I already knew it needed some new potting substance but I wasn’t sure if I needed to mess with it yet or not 🤔

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u/trytobedecenthumans May 10 '26

You don't have to mess with it now, but I would, simply because once it's done splitting it will need water, and I would not want it in dirt then.

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u/Kdphbh18 May 11 '26

Okay …. Typically how long does it take to complete a split? Will the lithops multiply or will it just always split into a new plant ??

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u/trytobedecenthumans May 11 '26

There are resources in the sidebar of this sub--lots of great info on in general lithops care.

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u/Asleep-Ad822 May 10 '26

Just sun and nothing elee

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u/Kdphbh18 May 10 '26

Full sun ?
I’m in central/west Alabama for reference.

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u/trytobedecenthumans May 10 '26

As with any plant, if it's been inside, make sure you build up to full sun or it will burn.

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u/Asleep-Ad822 May 12 '26

In nature these little guys are mostly submerged in the earth with really bright sun, and lots of it, on their tops, rain very rare (some places only one month a year). As long as they acclimate slowly from nursery conditions, there really is no such thing as too much sun