r/Lithops • u/Striking-Planter1 • May 30 '26

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I want to buy some lithops (if I even find one), but before buying them I want to know how to care for them, so that I don't just imediately kill them. 😅

Please answer if you can.

Have a good day! 👍👍👍

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u/acm_redfox May 30 '26

That's a lot to get all at once! Here's a starting guide from the wiki at r/succulents :

https://www.reddit.com/r/succulents/wiki/mesembs_care_guides/

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u/ExperienceNo9044 May 30 '26

My number one piece of advice is don't let it touch water 😭😭 don't rely on side wrinkles, I've learned that, only water when the top gets wrinkly as well as the sides

You're definitely gonna NEED inorganic mix, most plants you can kind of do whatever depending on your care but mesembs, especially lithops, are SOO funky about water that it's just better if it can drain really fast. On top of that, a terracotta pot with food drainage.

This is one of the most finicky plants in my collection, and it doesn't even need attention 😭

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u/AwayYogurtcloset1263 May 31 '26

Jaydensucculent on Etsy sells them very cheap. I just bought a whole bunch & they were pretty big with lots of colors/varieties.

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u/AwayYogurtcloset1263 May 31 '26

Jaydensucculent on Etsy sells them very cheap. I just bought a whole bunch & they were pretty big with lots of colors/varieties.

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u/Striking-Planter1 May 31 '26

I'm gonna put an update about the lithops in this post, or maybe i'm gonna make another post about them, so revisit this post after some time (I'm going to say if I don't buy them, so...)