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🔍 Known as Living Stones. A succulent formed by two fleshy leaves that have evolved to resemble a stone. Lithops hallii is a medium-sized species, generally with bodies around 2–3 cm in diameter. It has a truncated profile, with the upper surface flat or slightly convex, and an narrowly elliptical face when viewed from above. The surface is slightly rough and the central fissure relatively marked. Its windows and channels form a characteristic fine network, with numerous small islands. Colors are highly variable: gray, beige, pinkish, cream, orange, or brown, depending on the population.

📍 Native to South Africa, mainly the Northern Cape province, in the region approximately between Prieska, Hopetown, and Britstown. A particularly interesting reference locality is the Prieska area, represented by Cole number C111 for the ochracea form. It belongs to the family Aizoaceae.

🌡️ USDA ZONE 8b–10a. This species is adapted to relatively cold winters and can withstand slight frosts when completely dry, although in cultivation it is much safer to protect it from prolonged frosts. As a prudent reference, temperatures around -2 ºC may be tolerated occasionally by dry and protected specimens, but we do not recommend keeping it continuously exposed to sub-zero temperatures.

☀️ For healthy, compact growth and good coloration, it needs plenty of light and several hours of direct sun. For intensive cultivation, we can aim for an integrated light intensity of approximately 20–25 moles of daily photons (DLI). This value is a horticultural reference, not a physiological threshold specifically published for L. hallii. Exposure should be increased progressively to avoid burns.

🌸 It produces central white flowers, relatively large for the size of the plant, usually 25–35 mm, and can reach about 47 mm in diameter. In Madrid, we expect flowering mainly between October and November.

💧 Watering begins in spring, when the plant has completed its annual molt and the old leaves have been almost completely reabsorbed. During spring and early summer, it can remain active, always allowing the substrate to dry completely between waterings. When temperatures reach summer highs, especially during July and August, we should reduce or suspend watering if the plant enters heat dormancy. Watering is restarted in late summer or early autumn, coinciding with the recovery of activity and preparation for flowering. After flowering, watering is progressively reduced until it is kept dry again during winter renewal.

The fundamental rule with Lithops hallii is: it is much safer to underwater than to overwater. We should never keep the substrate moist for prolonged periods.

🚀 Nutrition: Its growth can be promoted with very moderate, low-nitrogen fertilization, providing especially potassium and assimilable calcium, such as our Desert CHOICE® Aizoaceae (NPK (Ca-Mg) 6–5–15 (3–3)).

📏 This is an inimitable Xerophytic cultivated in Madrid in a technological square pot and with the substrate activated with mycorrhizal fungi.

Xerophytic in a special gourmet black Lithops pot measuring 8 × 8 × 11 cm.

* As this is an online purchase, the appearance of the specimen sent may vary slightly from the product image. The photo description specifies the plant's measurements, but this may also vary slightly, because it is a living being! Each plant at Desert CITY has unique characteristics.

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