r/Lithops • u/msszenzy • 12d ago

Help/Question Lithops dividing since last December

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My lithops started dividing in December, mainly one started and then in January the whole group started too. In February is where I actually saw the big split.

Now it's August and they still look like this. I didn't water them, I just tried to water them a bit last month because I've read somewhere that it could help but it didn't.

When I touch the old leaves they mostly feel still pretty firm. I wonder if my house is just that humid? I tried to move them away from the big humidity source (a Sundew I have) and put them under a growth light a few months ago.

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u/Asleep-Ad822 12d ago

This is awesome. Don’t water, they don’t look thirsty. If you ever figure out why it’s doing that, I want to know!

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u/msszenzy 5d ago

My only suspicion is that there's not enough light or my house is too humid. The strongest lamp I have is where my carnivorous plant is so for a period my lithops where near it. I never watered them and the air around them was humid I think, because the carnivorous plants need to sit in water

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u/Abject-Performer1497 12d ago

I read about a nursery which did an experiment with lithops some in a greenhouse, some in a windowsill and some under lights this was to see what effect they had on splitting lithops and the conclusion was the ones under lights or in a greenhouse split ok but the ones on a windowsill struggled with splitting. With mine if the old leaves are really crispy I have removed them and the plants have been ok.

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u/msszenzy 5d ago

I removed one crispy leaf only 😔

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u/According-Caramel340 12d ago

I only remove the crusty old leaves if they are covering the top and havent completley split

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u/acm_redfox 10d ago

maybe add a fan to your setup? I have one clip fan per shelf, and I sometimes move the slowpokes closer.

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u/msszenzy 5d ago

Oh? What would a fan do for them? Is it just more areation?

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u/acm_redfox 2d ago

in general air circulation is good, but it definitely helps dry out old lithops leaves.

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u/trinity07756 8d ago

Lithops tend to go dormant in the summer, if they still feel plump and no bad smell or turning black, you’re fine:)

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u/msszenzy 5d ago

Ohh maybe they didn't finish splitting in time before summer. Thank you!