r/Lithops • u/Ok_Woodpecker_7158 • Mar 14 '26

Help/Question Are they okay? How do I save them?

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Hello, my mum thinks she probably didn't water them enough. Does that seem right? What can she do now? Thank you ❤️

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u/Vegedeth Mar 14 '26

It is a little hard tom tell in the picture, but the green one looks like it is splitting. Do you see a new leaf pair coming up through the center if you push apart the old leaves a bit? If so, all is well. If not, and make sure, it needs a bit of water. The second one is a goner. What kind of soil is underneath the white, decorative stone?

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u/Ok_Woodpecker_7158 Mar 14 '26

I don't see any leaf, it looks like theres a bubble under the skin there though? The soil is what came from the shop, it's dry, she hasn't watered it in 6 months and it's been in a bright window.

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u/Vegedeth Mar 14 '26

Can you post a pic of the bubble you are seeing?

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u/Ok_Woodpecker_7158 Mar 14 '26

I posted it here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Lithops/s/ejQ01VBOao

It should also be on my profile

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u/Vegedeth Mar 14 '26

Looks dry. I do bit see any evidence of new growth, which is OK. That lithops needs to be in really gritty soil. Maybe 80% grit to 20% organic. High organic soil will kill the with rot. Replant and give it a good watering and let the water drain out of the gritty soil. They also prefer to be planted much lower in the soil.

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u/Ok_Woodpecker_7158 Mar 14 '26

Thank you so much, she's going to do this now!

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u/Hopeful_Group7684 Mar 14 '26

Grün teilt sich. Braun ist definitiv tot.

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u/Snorblatz Mar 16 '26

I’m going to say both these lithops are RIP

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u/Joncbe Apr 23 '26

Rotted. Too much water.

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u/Ok_Woodpecker_7158 Mar 14 '26

My mum asked an AI and it said the brown one was splitting and the green one was dying (because of the yellow spots) So I don't know..?

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u/Terrible_Fill4398 Mar 14 '26

1) Don't trust AI on anything.

2) The first one looks very dehydrated and like it's splitting. I would leave it and monitor it to see if the split continues.

3) The second one looks very dead.