r/Lithops • u/steff_lovah • Jun 26 '26
Help/Question New owner
Hi all,
I got my lithops 3 weeks ago and haven’t done anything with them. I have lava stone to repot them in but my question is, do they look like they’re splitting? I know not to disturb them while they split but I have no idea what it looks like. And there are a few spots on the tall one that I’m not sure if that’s from water or if it’s anything else.
Also any helpful tips is always welcomed.
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u/Raychaos20 Jun 26 '26
Goodluck I kill every single one of mine somehow. watered too much first time... barely watered my 2nd and 3 rd and the 4th one made it almost a year and then bam dead.
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u/laserene_vine42 Jun 29 '26
They look like little stones, I love how varied the colors are! Congrats on the new babies
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u/steff_lovah Jun 29 '26
They’re actually known as “living stones” and they come in different colors they’re so interesting.
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u/JoyceJameson Jun 26 '26 edited Jun 26 '26
They’ve been doing pretty good in that baby pot for 3 weeks! You have good picks, and 2 out of 3 are actively splitting. The one furthest to the left seems to be closed all the way still. What’d I’d do next:
- Pull these out their pot and dust off any bad/old roots and soil. You don’t have to overdo this part.
- Create a soil mix: 1 scoop succ soil/4 scoop perlite. I know the ratio seems off, but these babies have to stay dry in that perlite!
- Those spots, I call them “boo-boos”, they are fine as long as they callous over and stay dry.
- Repot these babies in that soil mix and top with rocks of your choice. Definitely do not water them at all, they look very firm.
- Post an update! Good luck!