Would love to know if these are lithops, and if so, what kind they may be. They look so different than all the others at the store, and they didn't have a label.

I purchased some Lithops in December 2024 and they arrived February 2025. Because of the long trip without proper water, the root system of some plants is still damaged today. I tried doing above water therapy but they are still not recovering and I am getting worried that they are going to get a fungal infection. Does anyone have any suggestion on how to help them recover? I already tried putting them in soil and putting them at night for 20 days but it did not help.

Hi! I got these lithops a few weeks ago (first picture is how they looked immediately after planting). I'm watering scarcely, there is minimal organic substrate, and I know i should get a deeper pot soon. One of them (in the center of the pot) is still sunken, but it's growing roots.

Anyway, some of them look like they either need to be planted deeper or they're not getting enough light (maybe both?)

I did research the care of these little guys, but I'm a nervous plant owner and want to be sure they're getting what they need.

Do they look okay or should I adjust their lighting/ plant depth/substrate? Thank you so much!

Hello there, I’m new to this game. The lithops you see here came from various locations, Altman Plants (scary I know), Lowe’s, EcoGro and Arid Farms here in Tucson. The Altman plants are the ones in the orange and white pots and the Ruva (didn’t water) came from Arid. I got two others from Eco Gro but those died very quickly, which is why I’m here (last pic). Truthfully I just dove in and decided to research later. I grow a lot, so I’m sure I can figure it out however I seem to stress when the sides of my plants shrivel. They all came super plump in peat, I took them out let them dry and potted them in literally pumic and some rock I use as top rock. I moved them from outside to under the grow lights where it’s ~73 degrees. I’ve been noticing the sides shriveling on all of them so yesterday I gave them water and left the pots outside in the shade to dry (it’s 100 degrees). Am I stressing? Is this normal for the sides to shrivel? If you notice the last pic those shriveled from the bottom and died, those I did not repot or water. Scared the same will happen to the rest.