Lithops 101 - What you need to know to keep them alive w/ Sucs for You!
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- Lithops 101 - A crash course in: Lithops care needs, growing cycles, and why you need to know them BOTH to keep them alive. By the end of this video, you'll understand when and why you should and shouldn't water Lithops based on their growth cycle, and how to tell the current phase of growth a Lithops.
Includes a potting demo, light, soil and water requirements, all in a handy-dandy 12 minute video! Macro and progress shots up in hurrr!
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Its 2024 and people are still benefiting from this video 😄
You are so right😂 I didn’t even buy one yet and I have gone down a rabbit hole of compiling what I need to care for one!
I mean the video is just 6 years old. I don’t think Lithops are going to change anytime soon.
@@gerdz101 it’s still good to stay educated
@@Frogy56 yeap. That’s actually the point of my comment.
@@gerdz101 exactly😊
Beautiful and fascinating! Thank you for the info
Hello I found your channel today and I struggle with my Pleiospilos, can you do more videos of them? Thank you so much
Check out these blogs I wrote - sucsforyou.com/?s=pleiospilos
Perfect video.
Thank you very much!
Have been looking for information on mesembs for about a year. Haven’t found much detail really appreciate your effort. Looking forward to more as some are winter growers and others more summer. Thanks
Thanks Sandy!
My wife calls them butt plants lol!
Hi. I hope it's OK to ask 2 questions. I hate killing these poor guys. I received my first "living rock" from a friend. It was in dirt, lol, and about 5 inches tall. Also just watered. Lol. I let it dry out totally... When I saw your video, I put together pebbles, sand and the white stuff in soil, lol can't remember the name of it. Anyway when I went to change it to new digs it looks like it was really dried up or something at the bottom. I buried it as far down as I thought would work, and gave it a drink. It had almost no roots so now I am worried. How do I know if it is actually happy or miserable?
2. Just got a new tiny little guy as a gift. It has little roots. It was mailed to me and was not potted. I don't see an outer skin (on first question, outer skin is now gone as well). I don't know if I should give it some water after it had to travel or not. Also do u think my so called soil will be ok? Perlite... Omg, lol, that's the name..... It is sand, pebbles and perlite. It is all I have around here right now. I'm so sorry!! I am really stressing these two. I didn't want to write u some long book. I'm a stressed dork. Lol
Very good video 🌵😊
Thanks Leslie!!
Thanks for the tips, one down. Two never.
I hope you try again someday :)
i just bought lithops an hour ago and i’m out here binge watching videos in yt on how to take care of them
I approve of this comment 😂🙏
what happen if they split :( we only have 2 season here in the philippines HAHA :(
same.. I have 10 baby lithops..
I just bought one too
Enjoy..
I live in Las Vegas and haven’t watered mine in 6 months. They are finally wrinkling so I’m going to water them soon. Then they shouldn’t need water again all winter. Best advice is just fight the urge to water them. The more you ignore them, the better they do. Love them from a distance!
Hey neighbor! I couldn't agree more!! I live in AZ and end up watering mine every 6 months. Once after flowering and once when the old leaves are all dried up.
I find that when you have multiple lithops in one pot and one is fully hydrated using a thick needled syringe to inject the water just under the top of the soil near the one that does not have enough water works really well!
I did this too lol
Do pipettes work too?
Great advice!
Nice idea
Lithops are a test of faith LOL
I have my weee little butts growing in a planter with cactus, but the butts are sectioned off together on one end of the pot away from the cactus. I never water the little guys, only the cactus area and it seems they love it, only getting some residual moisture/humidity in the soil. They're healthy and multiplying when they should.
Great video.. I just decided I won't be buying any
Nadecia Campbell exactly! I have some and was thrilled with these unique “living rocks” but the more I learn the more i just expect them to die! If they look the same when they need water & when they’re about to “flower” then how the heck should i know... I have killed cocoon plants and string of pearls both twice. What makes me think i can do these
Ive had mine for a while now and theyre doing rlly well. Honestly these are a lot easier then a lot of my other plants
Amanda 'mandy' maybe you have a green thumb. I have several & one actually flowered! But they all look a bit wrinkled which causes concern. I think this video makes them seem really complex talking about needing to know what growth they’re in, climate, specific soil, ventilation....& like I said, they look the same when flowering & when they need water...I will say they’re easier than this video makes them out to be. Geez.
@@jen_217_ Look to the season to know whether they're 'scheduled' to flower. Typically fall through mid winter.
They're not too hard. I love them so much. They're such cute little plants and leaving them alone is key lol
My lithops flowered this year with these tiny little white and yellow flowers. So cute.
The video just started and judging by these comments I'm already scared
Help I can’t stop buying them 😅😂🤣they are like rainbow butts!!!!
I saw this video and thought.... damn... I just found one of my butt plants melted away from the smallest spray of filtered water. Needed this in my life 2 days ago 😩 thank you for putting this out there.
Gah I'm sorry - it happens...usually more than once :/ I'm betting the next one is THE one :p xoxo
I haven't watered since late summer. One of my Lithops just melted away recently. What did I do wrong? East window in Wisconsin so they get chilly at night during the winter is this okay? I could move them under LEDs. I think they are young plants. Only one split in the fall. Appreciate any suggestions
I love my little weirdo’s, grown from seed , thank you for this 5 years later 💜
Everyone has such a hard time with lythops their first time having them! Lol I'm glad you made this video for all new lythop owners. I think it will help cut down on how many lose theirs right away! You were open and inviting yet informative. Hard combo to master 🙌
I live in Arizona, USA and my 7 lythops are nearly 8 years old now! ❤
Thanks Erica! I'm glad you've kept your Lithops happy for so long! It goes to show how dry climates can do wonders for growing the more difficult succulents, but I know it can be hard w/ the extreme heat and cold winters.
Wow, I didn’t realise my new lithops had so special needs - mainly - in terms of watering! So thanks for the info, I hope I can now succeed with keeping it alive.
Beeskloutjies,here in South Africa :) Means little cattle feet!
Very cool!!
Now i am ready to buy some lithops :)
That's what I like to hear!
If you want even more info, Ashley Glassman has a pretty good playlist for lithops and conophytums care as well :D
Thank you. I have seen her videos.
It's 2022 and there are still so many benefits from your lesson! Thank you.
I’ve always been intimidated by lithops (specifically my baby’s toes) and how to grow them. Thanks to your informative video, I feel more confident. Thanks Andrea!
Thank you Pam! Baby Toes are even pickier I think! But understanding Lithops really has helped me keep my toes alive longer than ever :D
I watch this video every spring when I haven’t watered them for a couple of months and I’ve forgotten how to take care of them
Sounds like you're doing it right if you're leaving them alone long enough to need a refresher 😂🙏
I didn't realize my daughter picked the most dramatic of all . Great 😬🤮
This video was very useful. Thanks. I taught botany at a community college for several years but dealt more with the anatomy, physiology and reproduction in higher plants. Higher in that they were higher off the ground. Of course Lithops are higher too, just near the ground in dry climates. I have several pots of Lithops germinating and will give your video more looks as they develop. They look like ideal candidates for gifts.
Excellent video! Very informative and great background info. I have been to South Africa and seen these things the size of plates and I think they are way cuter when they are little. I just might be tempted to give them a go.
WOW. I'd like to see that too! Thank you!
I live here where lithops grow ..but have never seen one as big as a plate..unless its a family/ cluster of maybe 100 years old..with 20 to 30 heads maybe ..
This is such a great video. I had no idea the roots went dormant during splitting! I kept wondering if the taproot was dead on my Lithops because they looked yellow and dry. I'm glad I'm just letting them chill in gritty mix under a grow light right now.
It's funny that some folks 💭 they 👀 like butts🤭.Actually to me the varieties that have a little tiny slit/hole in the middle remind me of birth as the new leaves emerge, it's quite beautiful in my humble opinion😊.Great informative video, now I won't be afraid to try ordering some of these fascinating plants.I wonder if they ever require fertilizer🤔?
Me, seeing lithops online: oooh pretty! I'm going to get that. It's pretty expensive, but it's a succulent, so I should be able to keep it alive.
Every website: if you look at your lithops the wrong way it will shrivel and die.
Me: well shit.
But for real, caring for lithops isn't as hard as everyone makes it out to be. I'm a serial plant murderer (mostly from underwatering, one unfortunate victim of fungus due to overwater, RIP favorite cactus) and not only is my lithops still alive, it survived being transferred to a bigger (ceramic) pot, flowered, the flower died off, and I came back from winter break to find that two of the three plants had produced new leaves. This was all in my first year of owning them, so who knows what could happen. I got my lithops from the website Logee's, which I credit a lot for their success, since clearly they had a good start. They're fun little plants if you are a habitual underwaterer.
Well said!
What is the exact website? I’d love to check it out ❤️
RockerCatErrorEncountered 404 I got a pack of 8 for $5
I agree, websites make everything too complicated. I disregard the complicated watering schedules. I live in Ohio. All my succulents, including my lithops, stay outside whenever temps are above freezing, and I only bring them inside for the winter. When I bring my lithops inside for winter, usually in October or November, I stop watering. In early spring, just about the time I bring them back outside, they'll start to split. I do not water until the old leaves are fully absorbed. In spring, summer, and fall, I water whenever I start seeing them get a bit wrinkly and the top of the plants begin to flatten out a bit. My lithops are doing great. So, I don't follow some hard to follow schedule. I use common sense.
Yes old vid but ur still so cute. Lol. And smart, knowledgeable, etc Been a subber for a min now 😘
Thank you!
Now I’m curious about how to pronounce Lithops. Thank you for the info.
This is the best instructional video I have seen on TH-cam, and I have watched a lot! Great job! Thank You!
That's great to hear!! Thank you Marie B :)
Fellow Houston grower here! I was doing so great with my lithops... and then my cat bit it. It's death was quite fast as it rotted from the bite.
Me and an entire discord server calls mine “pp plants” lol
But I'm in a 2season region, rainy season and summer, this is complicated
Saw some beautiful lithops on Etsy. I thought they were the same as split rocks. I have one. I’ve noticed it also had a tantrum after being rained on. The colors are amazing on these and I like how they look like a gorgeous vagina. I want one, but I don’t buy plants not used to my environment. Keeps me and my plants happier.
Love the picture with a lizard resting on the lithop 🦎 ❤
What a brilliant video,Thank you.i am now going to get my inherited lithops out of the pot full of potting compost and try your approch and hope they recover.
They sell these plants at Home Depot in tiny plastic pots at a low price but just like all succulents and cacti in these stores they are overwatered. I remove them from the pot, immediately crumble off the soil until the roots are bear, and transplant them in a gritty fast-draining mix.
Thank you for this comprehensive video on lithops care. Some instructions on when to and when not to water are confusing but I thinkI get it from your video. A+ teacher!
Glad it was helpful!
Merhaba ben de 2024 de başladım ve 6 yıl önceki video karşıma çiktı çok mutlu oldum bilgilendiğim için çok teşekkür ederim. ❤
You're so welcome!
Oh god. I didn’t know they killed easy. I went & got every one could find..
I killed maybe about 30 of them 😭. But since they are too cute to not have one in the house, I keep buying new one.
Wow! Super helpful. My mother just purchased about 50 beautiful lithos of varying top colors. This video will help her properly care for them here in southern Mexico. Thank you so much.
You’re welcome 😊
Lithops and succulents always remind of me some underwater oceanic connection with their design and look.
This was really informative, I'm lucky I haven't killed my two little guys yet, but I definitely have been overwatering them. I still have time to correct my actions thanks to you!
Whew! Good luck!
Thank you so much. I killed mine after 6months. I was so terrified of killing it. I did in the end I didn’t know what to do. Ur video is so informative. I will give it another shot.
Umm so I water mine once a week and it loves it. 😂😂 I’m surprised it’s not dead really
“ little weirdos”…Lol 😂
how to know when to water: wrinkles going parallel to the top are for when it needs water, wrinkles up and down are when its over watered
I just brought a raise Thorp i love them they are fantastic plant
So basically you plant them in gravel and only water them once a year.
Thanks so much. this has been the most clearly informative video I've seen.
Yay! I'm glad it was helpful!
Nice captions! Looks like you typed them yourself. That's awesome and so appreciated. 💕
Hoping to rescue one from Lowe’s now!
They have tons there now. I just grabbed two and two Tiger Jaws 2 weeks ago. My Tiger Jaws have blossoms already. Love them!!!!
ive got one lithop juuuust hanging on after losing 4 😔 . thank you for the info
Qh ffs, i just watered mine when i put them into my tank😂
Ive had my lithops for probably a year now, i keep them on my windowsill and only water them when i remember theyre there. One of them is growing a new "leaf"
I know literally nothing about them but theyre thriving lol
Honestly you probably had a better start than most lithops owners. I read a few blogs and they all gave really conflicted information so I was like "I'm just going to water it when it looks thirsty, stop watering when the temp drops below 75 F, and start watering when it goes about 75 F in the spring". Seems like I got it pretty much right.
Yooo Thank You Very Much!!
This was very detailed. I learned that Lithops are not a good choice for me, and im very appreciative of your video!!
These things really are super cool 😁
Nooo keep trying! Really the only thing they need that can be hard to provide naturally is a bright dry location indoors when it gets too cold. So if you ever decide to spring for grow lights, def give Lithops another whirl ;)
Should you cover the drain holes for a lithops plant?
Nope! Drainage is very important w/ these!
@@SucsForYou Thanks, I live in Round Rock so you have the most reliable info for me!
@@flippyfolder4374 Awesome!!
Just had my first and my bestie told me..make your research because mine died! and so i did lol ... its so cute this lil dude. ..i named mine Coffee bean . i hope to gave it a nice life.
Bestie with that sage wisdom! And best of luck with lil Bean!
Thanks for the deep info of keeping lithops. My one question is I live in Malaysia tropical climate. We do not have 4 seasons here. So when should I water my lithops?
I'm kind of in the same boat weather-wise. You'll still follow the same instructions though. If you get a flower in 'winter,' stop watering after the bud is dead. If you don't get a flower, stop watering around December if it's starting to spread/split. Follow the other rules about when to water 🙏 I hope that makes sense!
I just collected a few lithops without pots and media, I reported them as instructed, but I haven't watered the pots yet. My media is dry and consists mainly of stone chips, coarse sand, perlite and a small amount of organic matter. Some plants have no roots or very small roots. When should they be watered first?
It should be okay to water them to encourage some root growth. No roots = nowhere for the water to go, so just enough to moisten the soil, not too much. The pots should dry in 2 days or sooner.
I just bought a lithops that has flowered. The flower is gone and is dried up. Potted it the day i got it. It is soft and kinda wrinkly, should i water it?
Sounds like a no ... new growth should be forming inside now 🙏
*I love your channel, you are awesome! Beautiful and a sense of humor, I subscribed. Love your channel name. I just bought a lithops today and found your channel and exactly what I needed to know. I have heard it called a stone faces plant and a brain plant, but never a butt plant! From now on that’s exactly what I’m going to call it!🤙*
Thanks so much! Good luck with your new booty-butt plant!
Great info. I’ve been lucky in keeping mine alive so far. Had my split for about a year now and it’s flowering😊
Thanks Margarita! That's great news that it's flowering for you! It has to be mature and happy :D Good job!!
Great video. No wonder my lithop had a short life...
I'm glad it helped! Try again please!
Thanks for mentioning where you are from. I watch so many plant videos and wonder “can I help those babies survive in this heat?” Like I’ll bet a lot of houstonians would not believe a 14 year old rubber plant can sit in your front yard and get at least 6 hours of direct sunlight and has survived freezes, hurricanes, being cut all the way down (leaving no leaves or stems)all of it. Based on what you hear about rubber plant mine should’ve died ten time over but it come back every year.
I thought they're too delicate for me so I thought I won't get one. 😂 I told myself that for a year. I ordered them yesterday. I hope to keep them alive. I've killed airplants before where some people call them killproof. 😂 I plan to get some again some day. I'm tenacious that way and research as best as I can. I guess having a different location from the ones I read or watch is what makes my plants in trouble. 😅
Hi hi! 🙋🏽♀️ I've killed air plants too🤣
More confused now than ever.. have little lithops & they are all in same container but how would I know what cycle they are in... mind are in kind of a sandy soil... I heard not to water them at all during winter months... How will I know if it’s dying? I really don’t want to kill these little guys...
Did you read the post along w/ the video? sucsforyou.com/2018/05/19/lithops-101-what-you-need-to-know-to-keep-them-alive/
I just killed a Karoo Rose. A twin. It was so beautiful. Over watered. I just don’t see how. But it’s what happens
Is it humid and/or hot where you are? That's usually the culprit during the summer :/
If potting in no organic material then how does it get nutrients to grow?? Im sure you know... I'm curious. I am new to growing plants/succs so I won't be touching these... maybe some day!
There is a bit of organic material and the drainage materials provide minerals too :)
Thanks a lot. I got my lithops 2 days ago and i was so sad that some of them started to wrinkle :( but now im happy as i have learnt from you that they will start to their new life with their new form. Im a bit anxious i hope they will manage to transform. Thanks again
Ooh good luck!!
Hope they lived
@@jen_217_ actually some of them growed a lot and 2 of them just blow out in a night im so sad for them. I think caring lithops is a though job
But Andrea says they also wrinkle from too little water. Knowing how big box stores water their plants, it's probably easy to miss one or two. You'd have to know what cycle the plant was in before you bought it. Hmmmm...what a conundrum
If there’s is no organic soil, do you have to fertilize? Or how does the plant get nutrients? Thanks!
Pumice, shale, turface etc all have minerals!
I just received 10 lithops and this info was easy to understand thanks
Very welcome!
This video came up as recommended, how interesting. New subscriber 🇭🇲 🦘
Thanks mate! 🥰
In the UK we call them living stones.
I bought some from a shop, all grouped up. some of them are splitting while others are not, should I stop watering or keep on going? I usually find spraying them with light water spray once a week (super dry environment and soil, recommended by the shop) is good, but not sure if I should keep watering now.
I'd separate those that are splitting - move the non-splitters to a new pot :) Better yet, a pot for each...
One of the most fascinating plants.
I overwatered mine and the older stones are mushy but the new ones aren’t can I save it?!??
Unpot it and see if the new growth isn't rotting. If it looks okay you can carefully cut away most of the old mushy growth if you are sure it's not just doing its normal thing. But proceed with caution - disclaimer not my fault if this isn't the right decision 😂
i was looking into these wanting to setup a 10 gallon terrarium of succulents for my daughter to watch grow. what suggestions would you make for a variety of lithops with other plants that would thrive together with minimal attention
Sorry but terrariums aren't a good place for lithops and they like to be potted alone since they have very different care needs
Thicc plant. (Kardashiensis Thiccii)
ok outside my front door i filled a small concrete area with cactus soil and planted lithops and some cactus will they survive south facing side of house? it has been raining :\
I wouldn't leave Lithops in the rain :)
cool great video,I hardly ever water them have in a shallow bonsai pot with an extremely well drained mix I made myself have had them growing for 3 years now.
thank you, a lot of good info
Great video, Andrea! Thank you!😃In Houston, too. Excited to learn more about these types of succulents!
I found out how they are called about two weeks ago. I bought them because I thought "Oh, stones that are alive? 😱😁❤️". I've had mine for 3 years now and they still look the same 😂. But now I'm scared that they'll die if I try to propagate them 😅😕
I just ordered mine and it will arrive in few days. I only own haworthia so far and since she has been doing just fine I wanted something a little bit challenging but now I am nervous especially when it comes to watering. I hope I won't kill it, but, yeah I am kind of intimidated by the fact that they need more care and I am only on my second plant and not having much experience
I really love your video!!
I slowly started to really care for all my different succulents, because I noticed they are not as easy as it seems. The most populare Information given, is that they all don't need to be watered often. It seems to be too easy. So I started to look up for more information and learn that they aren't as easy as people think.
There are so many things you need to look out for, for each individuell succulent. I really thank you for this really good video!! I find it hard to find good quality informations. I wish there would be more informations in my language as well but I am lucky to understand english as well❤️
Thank you! I agree it takes some time to get to know each plant's needs but it's time well spent!
I watered them during the wrong time and they died. I wanted lithops for so long and I killed them...
That sucks but it's also totally normal - try again!
Thank you! Should I take the flowers out? They bloomed and flowers awe dead. Do I water?
I leave them - eventually the flowers will dry completely and they'll be easy to remove. Water when needed, according to the video.
I’ve murdered four split rocks before understanding them a bit better 😭😭
😂
I am so pleased to have found you Andrea. I have a Līthops which has root rot, I think I got it like this from the nursery but it was not visible as the injury is below the ground. After watching this I took it out of the pot to see the root, and there is was half rotten. I am so upset about it and thought to reach out to see if you have any advise to see if I can save her? Not sure if I can add a photo here so you can see the patient....mmm
Is it odd to feel kind of like frisky looking at these? Maybe I'm reading in to this a bit much.
I ain't judging 😂
Best video ever. Thank you for your awesome full I don’t know what else to say video
Wow, thank you!!!
Hi I am new on
having this plant and It is almost 2 months and the old one died and the new one grow but I am not sure why mine is very tall one, please advise.
It needs more light if they're growing too tall.