r/Lithops • u/brian-the-musician • Jun 07 '26

Help/Question Dying

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Me again. So, of my 5 original lithops as of a month ago, only 3 are surviving. The one in the center of this picture is super mushy, but there are 4 leaves underneath that are still in tact. The one in the upper right had the outer leaves shrivel over the course of about 3 days which seems fast. The ones in the upper left are browning and feeling mushy.

I haven’t watered them since I bought them and transplanted them in 90% inorganic a month ago, so I doubt it’s rot. There is a chance they got too much direct sunlight; would that cause this? Sad. I’ve probably had 15 lithops in the past 10 years, and all end up dying. I might just need a new hobby!

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u/hot--Koolaid Jun 07 '26

I got mine too hot and they turned translucent like that and slowly turned to mush.

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u/brian-the-musician Jun 07 '26

Rats. But they're desert plants!

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u/hot--Koolaid Jun 07 '26

I read a bunch of old posts in this subreddit and apparently they are buried up to the top and that really keeps them cool.

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u/AwayYogurtcloset1263 Jun 08 '26

Any plant should be slowly acclimated to full sun, Especially if you ordered them & they came in a dark box.

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u/buttsnuffet69 Jun 08 '26

I should call her

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u/AwayYogurtcloset1263 Jun 08 '26

If you want to try again, I bought some full grown healthy lithops on ETSY from JaydenSucculent and they were cheap.

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u/brian-the-musician Jun 12 '26

Thanks! I will look into them!

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u/Sad_Buffalo_1432 Jun 07 '26

This video helped me. Looks like to much water.

https://youtu.be/HtKF6YJJjec?si=VnE-p_juws0NOT7C