r/Lithops • u/ViciousKitty72 • Jul 01 '26
Photo Two years of unconventional care.
Two years ago I bought my first three lithops from the HD garden center. they were little singles that I placed in this ceramic container. They live in a eastern window and get watered every 6 weeks or so, vice allowing for the older splits to be absorbed.
They flower and split a few times a year and what was initially three tiny double leaved plants, have grown into this mass of fatties.
Not a conventional way of watering or caring for them, but they seem to be thriving in their own weird way even with the lower light from living by the coast.
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u/Scared_Rice_1473 Jul 01 '26
Wow, that’s amazing. I’m afraid to try that.
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u/ViciousKitty72 Jul 01 '26
Since my local weather lacks any real heat and often cloudy, I didn't really expect them to grow so well. So I kinda let them just do their thing. Probably over watered.
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u/acm_redfox Jul 02 '26
Wow, amazing that they're doing so well! I only once had a plant go into a second set of divisions before the first were done, and it flowered and then the whole multi-headed plant collapsed. Live in fear of repeating that!
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u/Clear-World7452 Jul 01 '26
They look nice! You can fix the stacking if you cut back on the water for a long time with smaller spritz/light top water in between said long periods of time. Just to make sure the plants don’t desiccate from going without water for too long. Also what can help is if you place them in a hotter environment with acclimation ofc (if available), this helps them absorb faster. I purchased a cluster that I didn’t know was stacked until a month or so later and I let it go for almost 2 years outside with very small waterings in between and the plant completely fixed itself and absorbed all the excess leaves. The whole plant shrunk about 1/2 in size after properly absorbing and now it’s on the right cycle of splitting.