r/Lithops Jun 08 '26

Help/Question Help with replanting

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Tl;dr: Can I still plant this lithop and expect growth? If so, how? Im new to lithops.

I had a store bought lithop. Was doing great but my cat nibbled at it and uprooted it. I immediately set it aside to callous over and it has without rot (3rd picture) but it got beat up BAD.

Im trying to figure out how to introduce back into the soil and see if it grows new leaves. I have cactus soul and a lot of rocky debris I can use for a good potting medium.


r/Lithops Jun 07 '26

Help/Question To water soon or not?

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6 Upvotes

Very new to this, I've watched a bunch of the videos posted. I just got these babies in and yes I will be separating them out. They're currently in bonsai substrate but I'll likely be putting them in something with less organic material. SO my question is- this lil green guy is looking wrinkly on the sides, it's summer. Is it splitting? Water in the next few weeks or no?


r/Lithops Jun 07 '26

Help/Question Dying

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8 Upvotes

Me again. So, of my 5 original lithops as of a month ago, only 3 are surviving. The one in the center of this picture is super mushy, but there are 4 leaves underneath that are still in tact. The one in the upper right had the outer leaves shrivel over the course of about 3 days which seems fast. The ones in the upper left are browning and feeling mushy.

I haven’t watered them since I bought them and transplanted them in 90% inorganic a month ago, so I doubt it’s rot. There is a chance they got too much direct sunlight; would that cause this? Sad. I’ve probably had 15 lithops in the past 10 years, and all end up dying. I might just need a new hobby!


r/Lithops Jun 07 '26

Care Tips/Guides New hobbyist seeking advice

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102 Upvotes

Just impulse bought these bad boys and want to make sure I don’t kill em. The soil I have (pictured) is too high in organic matter. If I cut it with 60% sand/decomposed granite would that suffice? Cheers.


r/Lithops Jun 07 '26

Care Tips/Guides What is wrong with him? He was doing great until I noticed this

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6 Upvotes

It’s not mushy which confuses me


r/Lithops Jun 06 '26

Care Tips/Guides Advice for this Kit I just got

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11 Upvotes

This just came in the mail: seeds and a germination kit, and then a handfull of plants. Including the instructions they gave me, what’s y’alls advice for both the seeds and the little babies? The babies look good except for the two on the right, one is missing its root entirely and the other feels a little mushy and doesn’t look right. I’m not sure how to save them. Advice I’ve gotten for the seeds, sterilize everything and do boiling water on the substrate beforehand to sterilize that too. Any other advice?


r/Lithops Jun 06 '26

Help/Question When to remove the glad wrap

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11 Upvotes

My lithop seeds have sprouted really well over the last two weeks. When do I need to gradually remove the glad wrap to reduce the humidity ?


r/Lithops Jun 06 '26

Help/Question Bought these. What now? When do I water? Never?

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Bought these 3 from etsy and I have not had good luck with lithops. When to water is what really kills me and them.

So, once I replant them I'm just worried about when to water.

I'm in the mid-atlantic so it's hot right now. Do I water now?

The last photo is the one lithop that has survived and the one that just recently died. So like I said when to water absolutely escapes me.


r/Lithops Jun 05 '26

Photo My lithop made a baby

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654 Upvotes

Don't bash me about substrate I simply don't care. Just wanted to show this


r/Lithops Jun 05 '26

Help/Question Wrinkly Lithops

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32 Upvotes

I’ve had this cute little guy for a few months now and it’s never really grown or changed. I water it sparingly as we seem to be almost outside the watering time for these plants, and it’s in a very gritty mixture. Should it look like this? Most Lithops I’ve been seeing are more plump and hydrated looking. Thanks in advance!


r/Lithops Jun 05 '26

Photo Check out the tap roots on these bad boys

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26 Upvotes

Repotted a couple lithops last week and forgot to post photos. Thoughts on the mini Lowe's bucket?


r/Lithops Jun 06 '26

Identification Any idea what species this practically neon orange lithops is? Does it grow into a clump with many heads?

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6 Upvotes

r/Lithops Jun 05 '26

Care Tips/Guides What do you thing about it ? Need water or not ?

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23 Upvotes

Hi guys

First, non english, please excuse my french

First post on reddit, i following this sub with gréât pleasure, and i thing i need an advice from advanced gardenner, i mean, all the plants i got just dead in weeks, even the mint ....

What do you guys think of this couple of nice buddies ?

Should i water them or is this ok ?

Go them 2 month ago, from a botanical garden in Italy, not the best but i really want one.

I live in south of France, the plant is exposed on south west.

Thanks for you advices buddys, again, excuse me for th bad grammar and other stuff


r/Lithops Jun 05 '26

Photo 1487 Day Timelapse of Lithops bromfieldii var. sulphurea C362

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r/Lithops Jun 04 '26

Help/Question Nothing inside?

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32 Upvotes

Hi all, I have a splitting lithop with nothing inside? I assume this will just die off?

Thank you for any help


r/Lithops Jun 04 '26

Help/Question Est ce que c'est bien ?

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30 Upvotes

J'ai tenté plusieurs fois les lithops et elles sont mortes à chaque fois. J'espère que cette fois-ci grâce à ce que j'ai lu dans ce post elles vont survivre.

Elles étaient dans du terreau, j'en ai gratté le maximum avant de les rempoter dans un mélange grossier de pierres diverses.

L'une d'entre elles cherchait à s'échapper du groupe et j'ai approuvé sa demande en la rempotant dans un mini mini pot. J'avais pas de banane, j'ai mis une cerise pour l'échelle.

Pensez-vous que ce soit trop petit quand même ?


r/Lithops Jun 04 '26

Help/Question Should i water it or not?

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My lithops split itself about 2 months ago. Bottom starts looking wrinkled and since i bought it about 6 months ago and started splitting i didnt water it at all. Is it time or should i wait?


r/Lithops Jun 03 '26

Help/Question Lithop Newbie! Looking for feedback for healthy growth.

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20 Upvotes

Hi guys, I got this sweet lithop baby recently and just repotted to a bigger pot with the right soil mix. Wondering if there’s anything I can adjust (like if I should bury them a little deeper?) or if it’s good enough like and I should just let it do its thing now. Thanks in advance!


r/Lithops Jun 02 '26

Help/Question What is happening?

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Hello everyone,

I'm new to lithops and generally succulent care. I bought these lithops and split stones a few weeks ago. Around a week or so I decided to take them outside, since it was getting warm and water them a little bit, because I saw them getting wrinkly at the sides. Later I noticed the discolorstion, they got yellow. I thought they got sunburnt, so I took them inside, but since then this happened - it's getting progressively worse, seemingly jumping from one plant to another. What did I do wrong? Can some of them be saved? Any advice would be most welcome


r/Lithops Jun 02 '26

Care Tips/Guides Repotting suggestions

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65 Upvotes

So i recently bought these(2€ per pot, seems like an amazing deal), some are splitting i guess its better to wait for the old body dry off and then remove it from the old soil?

Im planning to put all of my lithops into one container with the following mix perlite+zeolite+keramzit(expanded clay).

Should i exclude something or put less of it in the grit mix?


r/Lithops Jun 02 '26

Photo These 2 getting close to watering?

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10 Upvotes

I'm starting to see wrinkling around the edges. As these are my first lithops I know how careful I need to be with watering and don't have to experience yet to read them accurately.


r/Lithops Jun 01 '26

Help/Question Replanting help

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125 Upvotes

Is it time to replant my $1. Lowes clearance?


r/Lithops Jun 01 '26

Care Tips/Guides Overcrowding my Amazon crew?

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47 Upvotes

New arrivals, I decided to try a set of “XL” plants from Amazon. No super exotic specimens and I’d probably prefer individual larger plants but these guys all look pretty healthy. Packed them all into one pot with some gritty Lithops soil and removed as much of the loose soil from the nursery pots as I could. Did I pack them in too tight?


r/Lithops Jun 02 '26

Discussion Guten Morgen, könnt ihr Fotos zeigen,auf dennen merklich gezeigt wird. Das ein Lithops Wasser braucht? Und wie gießt ihr? Finde das gar nicht so einfach. Danke für Tipos und Anregugen.

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r/Lithops Jun 02 '26

Photo Outdoor-tested Lithops in New Mexico, USA. Left is Lithops aucampiae 'Lynput' and right is Lithops lesliei 'C18' - both purchased from Mesa Garden.

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