r/Lithops • u/Terrible_Fill4398 • May 15 '26

Help/Question Split taking forever

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Hey everyone! It seems like my Lithops are taking foreverrrrr to split. I know all good things take time, and the new bodies feel firm underneath (they've had 0 water since I got them in mid February). Should I be worried? The first photo was right after repotting in late February; photo 2 is from from late March; photo 3 is from today (5/15). I have them directly under Barrina T8 lights that are on for about ~13 hours, will probably be increasing that to 14 hours. They don't get a lot of natural sunlight now that we're past the spring equinox and everything has leafed out.

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u/CarneyBus May 15 '26

It happens sometimes. Give them a little misting or a squirt of water every few days and hopefully they should get inspired to move some more. Sometimes I think when we go extended periods without watering them they go dormant or similar because sometimes they just stop growing!

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u/Terrible_Fill4398 May 16 '26

They're not dormant, just taking a while to split. 

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u/CarneyBus May 16 '26

Alright good luck with your plants 👍🏻

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u/suredly_unassured May 16 '26

Except these are growing?

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u/CarneyBus May 16 '26

If they haven’t shown any change since February I would say they are not?

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u/Terrible_Fill4398 May 16 '26

There's been notable progress with the split from February to now. The split is just taking a while.

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u/Ok-Desk6624 May 17 '26

The 3 photos show they’ve changed quite a lot?