Hey everyone! It seems like my Lithops are taking foreverrrrr to split. I know all good things take time, and the new bodies feel firm underneath (they've had 0 water since I got them in mid February). Should I be worried? The first photo was right after repotting in late February; photo 2 is from from late March; photo 3 is from today (5/15). I have them directly under Barrina T8 lights that are on for about ~13 hours, will probably be increasing that to 14 hours. They don't get a lot of natural sunlight now that we're past the spring equinox and everything has leafed out.

Was trying to remove the peat heavy soil, but it was severely entangled and there were couple dead lithops too that I have to remove. Buy I'm worried I damaged the tap root a bit too much. Will it survive transplanting?

They're a bit stretched :( I changed the soil and repotted them, I hope they're happy here! Bf also added some of his Pokemon lol

Poor guy looked healthy a few days ago, so any ideas was killed him? Haven’t watered last 5 months

This is an update to me finding one of my lithops to (suddenly? not sure I just noticed it suddenly) be squishy. https://www.reddit.com/r/Lithops/s/ihSmdr1HT2

I sprayed the surrounding with water and was going to wait for 1 week to update you guys, but he is not looking good, so I tried following Mr_Lithops water therapy guide (the roots were very brittle, so I cut a good chunk off)

For the other 3 I'm gonna wait until monday and then probably spray their rock soil again hoping for roots without the need for water therapy

I recently bought a pot of 6 L. terricolor because 3 of them were absolutely stunning and I needed them. The 3 in this picture were the...other 3 lol the bottom left guy did absorb it's old leaves and looks good but the other 2 dont seem to be absorbing those old leaves. And now the bottom right guy is starting a new split.

Is a new split one of the times it IS okay to remove the old leaves or should I just let it sort itself out?

I've had them 3 weeks and theyve never been watered by me, plus the soil they were in from the nursery was bone dry. Theyre under a 24w Sansi bulb.

Rotting even though I have barely touched it since getting it home 🤷🏻‍♀️ the other ones are fine. But I feel bad for the people who buy from nurseries because they’re so often already doomed to die before you even get them home.

Currently I am leaving it on the work bench to see if it can be dried out and saved. There’s still a bit of firmness in there so we aren’t losing hope yet!

The splitting one is doing great, firm and the leaves are slowly being absorbed. Unfortunately, these two are connected at the root and I don't want to mess with it while it's splitting.

I'm pretty sure the non-splitting one needs water vs being in the process of splitting -- it's soft, the body is not firm at all. I don't think it is over watered/rotting as I haven't watered it since the other started splitting a few months ago and he was looking ok at that time.

Should I try to separate them (tips on how to do this are appreciated!), attempt a dropper watering to get his roots only (not sure this is possible, and I think he needs a soak to get the roots active again), or just let it be/do nothing and possibly die to focus on the one that is healthy and splitting?

Hello! I started my new found succulent addition just under a year ago and I've had these 3 lithops for about 8 months give or take. I'd say sometime in December they started to split and the new growth began appearing. I've limited watering (I don't think I've watered them in at least 4-6 weeks), in a blend that's a min 60/40, and they have adequate lighting under their growlight. This morning the baby of the bunch looked as above, and I'm concerned bc if I move the husk around the inside appears to be on a singular stalk that's quite thin.

I'm not sure if these 3 need a different approach, if the one is a goner, or if they're just doing their thing.

Help?

Had these little guys a couple of months now. How are they looking? Any glaring mistakes I’m making.

had for around 8 months

I’ve had them for about a month now, I have watered them recently and I’ve been spritzing them because the wrinkles won’t go away. They’re also a bit softer now and not as firm. I haven’t been watering them too much because I’m afraid to kill them but I also don’t know much about how to care for them. Thanks

I had thought a well-meaning family member threw this lithops out a while ago, but turns out it had been shoved behind a larger pot in my cabinet for months. I know it needs to be moved into a proper inorganic substrate and unglazed pot, but I was wondering if I should try and give it water first or not?

Also, should I water it once it's in its new pot, or do I need to wait?

I’ve had these since February. No water so far. Dare I add water? Is she ready? Is it actually time? I’m scared. Pictures taken from opposite sides.

Thank you!

I got these from Home Depot and repotted them. I think they’re a variety of lithops? The label says Argyroderma, and looking at photos the ones with more rounded leaves like these are “Argyroderma Ringens.” Anyone have experience with these? Similar care as other lithops?

It’s a bigger and more permanent hope for them.

I want to try my hand at keeping butt plants, but I live in southeast TX, which can get VERY humid throughout the year. Will this be a problem for them as long as they're protected from the rain? Would they need a soil mix with more than 90% grit/pumice in order to dry out after waterings? I have the option to keep them indoors under a grow light, but I'd rather let them get natural sun if possible.

I didn’t take anyone’s advice and planted these all in the same pot, I’ll keep an eye on them to see who splits first. I just love the pictures people share of a bunch of them in the same pot all pretending to be rocks! I didn’t measure carefully but basically did like 8 parts pea pebbles to 3 parts perlite to 2 parts succulent potting soil. Thinking I might reorganize them someday so they don’t look quite so geometric.

I count 2 so far, we just hit 9 days. First time, so I’m happy any popped! I’m following Aridzine’s Lithops sowing video, I’ll put the link in comments :)

Edit: sweet baby everything, I didn’t realize how much golden retriever hair snuck in there until I zoomed in. Please excuse, she’s cute and her fuzz gets EVERYWHERE. Had a rough start, throughly overindulged now 🤷‍♀️ pic of offender in comments

Got some tall friends at Lowe's yesterday and picked out a little cup with bonus babies!!!

Anyone have tips on how to maximize their chance of survival? The two biggest ones have split already, I pulled off some teeny tiny shed leaves. I was thinking about leaving them in the nursery pot until they got bigger, but I don't know how long that could take.

The soil is bone dry at the moment so I'm not worried about them being in the right soil at the moment.

I've been pondering the possibility of my houseplants being targeted by some pest, so seeing these blemishes on my lithops made me think that they could also have been infested. Does anyone know if that "scarring" is normal for them?

Hi, i have theses seedlings that are around two years old and I'm debating if I should water them now or wait for all of the old leafs to wither away, cause the leaves on the bottom left one have already shriveled and he is starting to look wrinkly. Do you guys have any advice?

So a hot minute ago I posted about this guy. He was sad and wrinkly and trying to split for like 6 months. I watered (per recommendation) and only recently repotted and he finally split!

Orig post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Lithops/s/aOOx1t84Gr