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Lithops schwantesii is a small, stone-mimicking succulent from the Aizoaceae family, grown for its grey, patterned leaf pairs and yellow flowers. The key to growing it is strong direct sun, very sparing watering, and fast-draining mineral soil.
Lithops schwantesii is a succulent plant of the genus Lithops and a member of the family Aizoaceae. L. schwantesii receives its name from Gustav Schwantes, a prominent archaeologist and botanist of late 19th and 20th century. The succulent also received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit for being a resilient and easy to cultivate plant.
Lithops amicorum · Aucamps Living Stone · Langberg Stonefig · Lithops coleorum · Lithops comptonii · Lithops dinteri · Lithops divergens · Lithops dorotheae · Lithops francisci · Lithops fulviceps · Lithops gesineae · Lithops geyeri
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lithops schwantesii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
