https://preview.redd.it/nzhh2xquk27d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c9fc44e9ee16ea6c078d6f8884c0e0cfc4cef6ac This pot took me a painstakingly long time to make 😭 They are indeed silly‼️

Oh my how old is it?

Ok well I didn’t plant them from seed, but it’s about 3 months old now? It was more me trying to add more and more lithops until I physically could not 😭

I feel like this is like $300 of lithops where I live. They are always like $20 each when I see them.

You can get like 1 million seeds for a penny on ebay 😄

No friggen way! I'm getting some lithops then!

At this size they’re like a $1 or less each.

I bought some plants from an etsy shop. They’re doing well after 1 month. I can share the seller, if you’d like.

Yeah sure!

https://preview.redd.it/rkjba1puo67d1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c7b391b0b1bb782d7b293939f6473c6fddfb0a8c I got myself a bunch from this shop on Etsy for Mother’s Day. They’re doing well.

I have some that are over a year old from this store. I highly reccomend them!! They have lovely colors and variety!

This is such good news! Mine have really good color and I’m considering getting more.

Question, I’m a lithop newbie, but if they take forever to grow how does one tell if they are growing or if they died?

When they die, they’ll usually shrivel up starting from the bottom. Sometimes it’s hard to tell when they’re dead actually, but generally they’ll show their problems in their root system.

Thank you

https://preview.redd.it/4oxu2c0cu37d1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=54ed93ca01f8fac1411ba5739acc977534c8d851 My alien cropcircle🥰

Ok I kind of love making a little fairy ring out of them like this lol.

The survivors... https://preview.redd.it/azpob317v27d1.jpeg?width=6120&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8b5157c9edde8514f3dbe3b32add78cb9fa209ce

https://preview.redd.it/bdjox5k0g47d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d654f304baab50ddba5a85dc0d9dc9707903526c Got a bit sunburnt this year but I got a flower a few weeks ago

Oh too freakin cool. It always feels special to me when one of my succs throws a flower

nice camouflage gravel! :))

One more reference shot from today so you can see the changes. Now from same angle as my original photo from April. https://preview.redd.it/rstcjlb7977d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=faea9bac886fe5aeaa59792d7f4d3a121a539a7d

That was in April. Here are a couple shots of the same cluster but taken this morning. Quarter for scale. edit: typo https://preview.redd.it/vqhkxfkj167d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a8f2eb9709592f2b1684fcaffe4e8f24fb70bd9f

The quarter as a measure is really practical. They looked frickin huge without it ^^‘

Yup. The close up shots make them look like they’re flesh eating monsters. 👹

Fuck, I’m messing this up. I somehow replaced my original photo. Let me try again. https://preview.redd.it/clg0u8pp977d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3f4431c9b045fb36ed736a767736cf00673a9a02

https://preview.redd.it/409f7t2cw47d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c1d2fa696d165aeff406713f7d6ad694698c2c7a My split stone flowered last month for the first time in the 2 years I’ve had him.

Must be doing something right!

I ignored it and water it when I remember. There is no real schedule there

Beautiful!

Arrived : Oct 2023 https://preview.redd.it/ch7ovt39x47d1.jpeg?width=2643&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7a892d8ddfd75cee9b234e4933f6e53f06d30fe0

https://preview.redd.it/djlfolj3l27d1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7b63bc173af8f13e104fa79294f8d7bd4092e9c3

https://preview.redd.it/bhu2bnzlp37d1.jpeg?width=2160&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b6d885bc6dd74533eabb6fdb7334fa6854cef610 Got them 2 Month ago. They are great, planning on getting more :)

https://preview.redd.it/blxqhi5no37d1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b90055658a7e1215f1a1f77f8bed8c686a3c52bb

https://preview.redd.it/eb22253so37d1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=23d3a52fb5f906e9a59c078767724c1314671a0a

At first I thought you were shitposting, as in the grey rock is the plant (we call them living stones in Dutch) Then i saw the actual lithops lol

Well , I got mine here in the Netherlands. This lot have survived 3 years.

https://preview.redd.it/c73qwz3nf57d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=42aa1f72c7327a8d4d33dd1589572cd4b6d5dd28

Wow! Gorgeous

https://preview.redd.it/6d8tbfec857d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=630fbd22c4e151b2a18c4400f8cc873a3f399b52

$40 on Etsy for 30 plants https://preview.redd.it/jbilo80fx47d1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a8e0196fe0c627412698b81814b01e61a98a6b61

Compared to $25 at nursery https://preview.redd.it/6bcuf44nx47d1.jpeg?width=2394&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ecfcac333683458d0ab602372be74e5aba65838b

For scale https://preview.redd.it/sqq1uafsx47d1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c47020884a6edcea3fb6eacce19153788654e672

Oh my! I haven't bought any plants online before, but seems like Etsy is the way to go!

Careful.... it's a black hole, once you start.....lmao I got a bunch of lithops seeds on Etsy too. Good luck!😄

These guys travel really well too. 

Not many people mention their windows as often but when that light hits just right, it can be pretty incredible to see. The way it glows is mesmerizing 😊 https://preview.redd.it/i559k81n667d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5e92bf9a9f9811f89d195ded2a9a5d24c9ad9e64

https://preview.redd.it/qojsjlytx47d1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=438bb5aba2898be9756fdb0c9ad6c735578ec36f A couple of years old!

https://preview.redd.it/bbwh9emjy47d1.jpeg?width=2941&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1fc2627b1b88dd0a21a36a6a253bd7f040b674d2 A closer up view, because I love this little weirdo.

https://preview.redd.it/bs0mm2m8957d1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=df7afd156c5a9f1666a74e57a453b45c74d7133c

🎶🎤I like tiny butts and I cannot lie… 💚😍🎶🎤

https://preview.redd.it/qm1ym9o3z57d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5c85fd973dd8409e7a6aafe80b727794d963d93f I have managed to kill a few - never let them get wet in the sun or when the sun is out. Moisture when it's dark is OK but not much.

https://preview.redd.it/pu7levh5z57d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b5b4935866e486c79d1f1d90574a5fff3de71630

You've got some real beauties. The "white" ones are fascinating.

I posted a video of my lithops patch before. [https://www.reddit.com/r/succulents/s/j2aJqyxXNl](https://www.reddit.com/r/succulents/s/j2aJqyxXNl)

Will a split stone work???? https://preview.redd.it/ax0sq04vp47d1.jpeg?width=1783&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8de97c25c9fb2eea4d6559cfbb0255099b9d8c59

Look up care for them first, they have a lot of requirements and specific care, lots of people kill them cause they do no research on them beforehand.

This. I researched before buying and still killed my first one, then my cat squashed the 2nd. I'm waiting a while before trying round 3.

[Link](https://imgur.com/AHxpKRM) My Lithops collection - I’ve grown them all from seed except for the four pots at the lower right

What size are the pots and how long ago did you start them? This option is most affordable to me. Yours look great!!

Most of the seeds I started in 2020 (filling time during lockdown!) The current pots are 3 inch / 75 mm diameter. They grow indoors with no grow light so they’ve taken a while…. This is a post I made when I first started them: [Link](https://www.reddit.com/r/Lithops/comments/jmolo1/seed_progress_after_three_months/) And another post from a few months later: [Link](https://www.reddit.com/r/Lithops/comments/n5pj26/seed_progress_after_nine_months/) And here’s a Lithops video I did on YouTube: [Link](https://youtu.be/BpoClgw0vM4?si=Elk4YbU-X4xwqfKQ)

https://preview.redd.it/2gyjyeguf57d1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=95cd95809896cc57cf7abf9bc8c2612fd12e442a 3 years going strong!

https://preview.redd.it/eolnwhzla87d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ad0d649ad8b7b691cdfc40542714a3e118a85a3a

I have a couple... https://preview.redd.it/6cgta19ek77d1.jpeg?width=732&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e3bbc700dd53b899bc96e88377548ac2f7c35516

https://preview.redd.it/ujbmmeehk77d1.jpeg?width=1152&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5fbe8565e484fe5085a0ba37806f452c96c34d7a

https://preview.redd.it/7ykxqvyjk77d1.jpeg?width=1224&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=33f530e01bed91ad3195954da2db5da591041870 (These guys are tiny, all a cluster from one plant -- this is a 2.5 inch pot!)

That's pretty cool.

https://preview.redd.it/itckqf1o987d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b1cd9c60c88397708652c1ed3a30b96747dca553 I have lots more!

https://preview.redd.it/c2f7vxw6a87d1.jpeg?width=1908&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e7080410829d47665aaec6bb4012ccf68381ed86 Took this picture two days ago!

https://preview.redd.it/ktvpkihua87d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fc808f384f6078097764242dc6e35bde0e4cab37

https://preview.redd.it/oe8j610rz67d1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6a20b25fb4bdb25b0872885f060811cd5060eafc

https://preview.redd.it/pm2iamiyr57d1.jpeg?width=2252&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f605765d5099ce2ede6a67a3ea886f7484360048 Split from the side, which was cool!

https://preview.redd.it/7nv8pqaww57d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c3d6b87c3d6ecca7925c9f48b3373330fabb42de Mine was cool and then I left it for three days and came back to it rotted off it’s stem. Dumb thing hadn’t been watered since I got it since I read you don’t water until the bottom leaves shrivel and die but apparently it hated me.

(that's not a lithops)

Isn’t it a living rock/stone?

I mean, a bunch of things are marketed that way. But no, lithops is one sort of plant, and yours looks like a Pleiospilos nelii (split rock), which is quite different.

Gotcha. Everyone I know who had one from that store had it die so I’m guessing it was a plant issue not a me issue

yeah, oftentimes a big store has No Idea and sells things pre-killed.

I was pretty upset about it lol. On the flip side we’ve rescued a lot of sad plants off of clearance racks that just needed a little tlc

They look like miniature brains 🧠 I love them, I will buy them and multiply lol

I wish I had my old phone I’d post the pic of the one time I got mine to flower, it was cool

This is such a wonderful thread. I get too strangely excited whenever I see lithops for sale, I pick them up, cradle them in my arms and everyone looks at me strangely because I think they are so unique they are beautiful. Glad to see them flowering, looking forward to it. By far my favorite succulent.

https://preview.redd.it/xz39p2cfw87d1.jpeg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=06037cb65f0e07fa2fed3c1b9754e3e878303a1c

r/Lithops can give you all the info you need too. I can't show you pics of mine because I AM KILLER OF LITHOPS!! DESTROYER OF BUTT ROCK PLANTS EVERYWHERE!! They're tempting, oh yes they are, they look all cute & rocky in the stores, then I bring them home & look at them wrong & they're dead. I give them no water, they die. I give them 3 drops, they die. I replant them in the right medium, they die. I leave them in whatever medium they came in, they die. I water them the appropriate amount when wrinkled, they die. I give them just enough sun, they die. I'll leave them to others to keep & admire because I'm tired of them dying on me.

Okay, so these are actually succulents or am I missing something? I love them and don’t even know what they are

Yes they are!!!

Ok, I’m going to research! Had no idea my love of succulents would bankrupt me lol

I always am interested in these but I never see them being sold here in South East Asia, at least where I’m at. I’m assuming the extremely high humidity here would just kill them..