Aucamp's living stone

Aucamp's living stone · Growing

Aucamp's living stone · Lithops aucampiae

Living stones are succulent plants that mimic stones as a form of camouflage. They are generally easy to care for. Key special care points involve minimal watering—only when the soil is completely dry, and avoiding water on the leaves. They require bright light but should be protected from intense, direct sunlight. It's also crucial to provide a well-draining soil mix to prevent root rot.

Watering: Water only when substrate fully dry, nearly no water through cold winterSunlight: Full sunInformation to be completed

How to Plant Aucamp's living stone?

When planting, you can first add the soil of the lower hydrophobic layer to the flowerpot, and then add a small amount of soil of the planting layer. Then spread out the root system of the plant and put them in. Cover the plant root with planting soil slowly, then add the top deco soil, and finally pour water once. If it is planted in the garden, you need to dig a pit 1.5-2 times the size of the root system first, and then follow the above steps. In order to make it grow better and faster, or if the roots are too dense or unhealthy, it needs to be repotted. It is recommended to repot in spring and autumn. Before repotting, stop watering a few days in advance, after the soil is dried, you can gently knock the pot outside. Or you can use a knife to separate the soil from the pot. When pulling the plant up slightly, you can easily take out the plant, and then follow the steps described in the previous paragraph. It should be noted that, though you can plant different colors of succulent plants together, it is better to avoid planting succulent plants with different growth habits together. Some succulent plant growing in summer needs water, while other succulent plant in dormancy period does not need water. If they are planted together, the succulent plant in dormancy period will become sick due to excessive watering, while the succulent in growing period will wither due to insufficient water.