Hi everyone! This is my first plant of this type, could y...
0ft to light, direct
2” pot with drainage
Last watered 2 months ago
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If it's in a north-facing window, it's not getting enough direct sunlight. A west or south facing window is best, or if you don't have either then you'll need a grow light. You could also grow outside for most of the year since you're in FL.
I always wait until the tops start getting a bit wrinkly to water mine. It's always better to underwater than overwater these (or any plant really), so if you're using the app for watering reminders don't follow them to a t. The app always tries to get me to water my lithops more often than they need. I have mine approx 12" from fairly strong full-spectrum grow lights for 8-10 hours a day. Eventually they will start to split, which is how this plant reproduces. The outer layer will start to shrivel and give way, revealing the new lithops underneath. While splitting they need watering even less, because the new plants are absorbing all the nutrients and water they need from the old dying plant.
I always wait until the tops start getting a bit wrinkly to water mine. It's always better to underwater than overwater these (or any plant really), so if you're using the app for watering reminders don't follow them to a t. The app always tries to get me to water my lithops more often than they need. I have mine approx 12" from fairly strong full-spectrum grow lights for 8-10 hours a day. Eventually they will start to split, which is how this plant reproduces. The outer layer will start to shrivel and give way, revealing the new lithops underneath. While splitting they need watering even less, because the new plants are absorbing all the nutrients and water they need from the old dying plant.
@slayonium I personally haven't had that experience, with them being the most difficult succulent to grow indoors. For me that's been echeveria, which inevitably succumb to powdery mildew (even while under strong grow lights, even with a million fans blowing in every damn direction lol). My lithops have done great indoors under grow lights, but maybe it's the grow lights that are key. They were one of the only succulents that didn't get PM during the great powdery mildew debacle of 2024 😅