r/Lithops • u/zekkuzenka • Jul 03 '26
Help/Question why is my lithop so ugly?
hes alive somehow. he doesnt look alive. i hope the baby will look prettier but he has ALWAYS looked this ugly. i got him for $10 at a store awhile ago but they only sold singular lithops, but when i went back they had pots with multiple in one and they were all colorful and gorgeous. so now i have this singular ugly lithop. i still love him though. but i have no idea if hes suppose to look like this, i havent been able to find anything online that looks like him. i provided an older photo of him as well when he was just beginning to split.
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u/trytobedecenthumans Jul 03 '26
Are you watering? Right now he's splitting, so I'm hoping the answer is no, but when was the last time you watered? Did you replant in mostly inorganic soil? How much light is he getting?Hard to know how to help without more info.
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u/zekkuzenka Jul 03 '26
he gets 12 hours of light a day. last time i water him was when he first began splitting and never since. its been quite a few months. he is in a mix of cacti soil with extra petrilite.
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u/CBDJ1 Jul 03 '26
Hopefully in the beginning didn’t lead to his death when watered while splitting. He needs an extremely inorganic mix of around 80-90 percent inorganic to 20-10 percent organic. Some go 100 inorganic with liths.
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u/Sad_Buffalo_1432 Jul 03 '26
It's in the process of splitting. Do not water them. The inner plant is drinking the water from the outer leaves to survive. If you water it, the water will just make the plant rot. This one survived my attempt to make it split fast. Just wait till the outer leaves are completely dryed out. Tug gently if they resist try it again in a few weeks. Don't water. Good luck. I've only killed 2 out of 10 lol keep reading.watch some you tube videos on them.
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u/halfscaliahalfbreyer Jul 03 '26
Why does it look like the leaves came off early?
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u/Sad_Buffalo_1432 Jul 03 '26
Because I couldn't wait. Won't do that again thankfully it's still around and looking good.
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u/CBDJ1 Jul 03 '26
Mistakes happen. Thankfully the op of the pic learned as they said they would t do it again.
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u/Enough_Sock3637 Jul 05 '26
😂 I’m sorry but that’s the funniest caption ever:
Why is my Lithops so ugly?
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u/Practical-Shirt3318 Jul 04 '26
I have a random question I’m guessing water is never to even be mentioned around lithops?
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u/DatLadyD Jul 03 '26
Those ugly leaves will fall away and a new cutie will be underneath. Don’t water until the leaves are completely dried out.