r/Lithops

Need some opinions on when I should water my lithops. I got the plants in early June, transferred them to 90% inorganic medium (sadly didn’t root prune, which makes up the other 10% organic material.) Haven’t watered once since getting them and they’ve begun to bloom. They sit in a west facing window with additional grow lights, and have running fans in the room. Should I water now, before they enter dormancy? The ones that are flowering show the most side wrinkles.

Hey guys, I have this Lithops since about a year now. It started splitting months ago (I lost track tbh), but seems like it can't really finish it. I think I gave it water about two times before the split, then no water but it got so dehydrated while splitting, that I watered it once. It looked like that helped progressing the split a little bit but now I'm hesitant what to do. I have it indoors, under strong grow lights 13 hours a day. I didn't repot it since I've got it, water goes through the substrate like it's not even there.

Hello there, I’m new to this game. The lithops you see here came from various locations, Altman Plants (scary I know), Lowe’s, EcoGro and Arid Farms here in Tucson. The Altman plants are the ones in the orange and white pots and the Ruva (didn’t water) came from Arid. I got two others from Eco Gro but those died very quickly, which is why I’m here (last pic). Truthfully I just dove in and decided to research later. I grow a lot, so I’m sure I can figure it out however I seem to stress when the sides of my plants shrivel. They all came super plump in peat, I took them out let them dry and potted them in literally pumic and some rock I use as top rock. I moved them from outside to under the grow lights where it’s ~73 degrees. I’ve been noticing the sides shriveling on all of them so yesterday I gave them water and left the pots outside in the shade to dry (it’s 100 degrees). Am I stressing? Is this normal for the sides to shrivel? If you notice the last pic those shriveled from the bottom and died, those I did not repot or water. Scared the same will happen to the rest.

Would love to know if these are lithops, and if so, what kind they may be. They look so different than all the others at the store, and they didn't have a label.

Hi! I got these lithops a few weeks ago (first picture is how they looked immediately after planting). I'm watering scarcely, there is minimal organic substrate, and I know i should get a deeper pot soon. One of them (in the center of the pot) is still sunken, but it's growing roots.

Anyway, some of them look like they either need to be planted deeper or they're not getting enough light (maybe both?)

I did research the care of these little guys, but I'm a nervous plant owner and want to be sure they're getting what they need.

Do they look okay or should I adjust their lighting/ plant depth/substrate? Thank you so much!

I purchased some Lithops in December 2024 and they arrived February 2025. Because of the long trip without proper water, the root system of some plants is still damaged today. I tried doing above water therapy but they are still not recovering and I am getting worried that they are going to get a fungal infection. Does anyone have any suggestion on how to help them recover? I already tried putting them in soil and putting them at night for 20 days but it did not help.

I love the way wild fenestraria look but have always read that this is a great way to kill them in captivity. The worst part is that i ran out of good pots so had to put this in plastic which is going to make keeping the base of the plant dry even harder. I washed the hell out of the roots to remove all organic matter and buring the thing in that 1mm granite sand up to the windows. Been fine for two weeks no with no change.

Very curious to see how this turns out! Anyone have experience with buried fenestraria?

New to lithops, wondering if any of these look like they need water? I am so scared to overwater, to me they look like they can wait but just looking for others opinions. Same pot with and without flash.

Just got my first lithops in the mail a couple weeks ago. They are all potted up. Guides I've looked at say not to water them in summer/ their dormant season but all except one of them look VERY thirsty.

Photo 1: Now, Photo 2: Before

I bought these lithops 2 months ago from Lowes and one of them started turning greenish-yellow. I don't know if it's rot, sunburn, or what. They're sitting in a southeast-facing window and I haven't watered them at all yet. The one that is turning greenish-yellow is facing away from the window to the room.

All of them have slowly developed some cracks in their skin and aren't as plump as they once were. They're in some kind of dirt soil with a small amount of pearlite, and it feels bone dry. I wasn't sure if I should repot them into better soil so soon after getting them, and I've been afraid to water them in case it is water rot.

First picture is when I got them, then the rest of the pics is after I repotted

have 41 tiny little lithops and i gave them too much sun.

these 10 are the worst ones. are any of them saveable? none of the others really show any signs of sun damage

A few days ago, I bought my first Lithops as an adult. Today, I finally got around to repotting them.

I carefully removed all of the organic material they came in and planted them in two different pots, both with drainage holes. For the new substrate, I used roughly 85% pumice and 15% organic material.
I’m also planning to put them under a grow light soon, starting with a relatively low intensity. Then, about once a week, I’ll gradually increase the light intensity to help them acclimate.

I’ve spent quite a bit of time reading through this sub and learning as much as I can, so I’m really hoping these guys will do better than my previous attempt and won’t die on me so quickly.

Do you see any potential problems with what I’ve done so far?

Glazed ceramic pot is questionable but cored drainage holes in myself, soil is 70% inorganic 30% organic.

2-3yr growth from seed. Newish to lophs

Hi guys do you have any tips for my new Lithops!

My moms lithops and split rock are huge. How long can these things last for?

I just watered my lithops because it’s been several months since I’ve done so - afterwards I realized they may be in the beginning stages of splitting. I know you aren’t supposed to water during this time so I’m wondering if I just killed them by watering? Should I remove them from the substrate and let them dry? I use bonsai jacks substrate so it doesn’t stay wet for too long. Any advice is much appreciated! TIA!