Lithops olivaceaL.Bolus
Green Stone Plant , Olive - green Living Stone
Lithops olivaceavar.nebrownii
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Family : AizoaceaeSubfamily : RuschioideaeTribe : RuschieaeGenus : Lithops
The specific epithet " olivacea(oh - lee - VAY - see - uh ) " intend " olive - green " and bring up to the olive - green window at the top of the leaves .
Lithops olivaceais native toSouth AfricaandNamibia . It occurs on big outcrops of quartz or , more commonly , on quartz plains , primarily in the Bushmandland .
Lithops olivaceais a dwarf succulent with bodies that comprise of two opposite , partly fused leaves . It take form big clumps of up to 30 bodies with time . The dead body can grow up to 4 inches ( 10 cm ) tall and 1 inch ( 2.5 cm ) wide . The thick , fleshy leaves have grey side , sometimes tinged light-green - yellow or purplish , and olive - immature or greyish - immature window with few paler or usually completely abstracted dots .
The jaundiced flower with a whitened center appear from the fissure between the leaves in recent summer and early fall . They can reach up to 1.6 inches ( 4 cm ) in diameter .
visible radiation : A gay windowsill where the works receives 4 to 5 hours of lineal sunlight during the other part of the solar day and fond shade during the afternoon is the arrant smirch . You may place the plant on the balcony or in the garden from outflow to fall .
dirt : Lithops olivaceathrives best in dirt that will debilitate quickly . Use a commercial-grade potting mix for succulent , ormake your own .
Temperature : High temperature are not a problem for this plant as long as there is plenty of fresh line , but it is not a stale - hardy succulent . It develop best inUSDA Plant Hardiness Zones10a to 11b , with middling minimum winter temperatures ranging from 30 to 50 ° F ( -1.1 to 10 ° snow ) .
tearing : Since this flora has a specific annual growth cycle , it is important to water only during certain microscope stage , but it is also important to keep the grime dry at other stages of its increase . How often towaterLithops olivaceadepends on how quickly the soil dry out . block up watering during the wintertime to provide the sure-enough leaf pair to dry out and the new pair to develop .
fertilise : As long as you repot this plant every two age , it does not require plant food .
Repotting : Even if it can stay happy in the same pot for decade , once in a while , repot the works to give it more space anytime during the grow season . However , the good time for repotting is the beginning of the produce time of year .
extension : Lithops olivaceaisusually started from come sown during the summer . However , if you have a multi - headed plant , it can also be well propagate by division .
Learn more atHow to uprise and give care for Lithops .
Lithops olivaceais non - toxic and dependable to have around tyke and pets .
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