lapidaria succulent Rare Succulent Lapidaria Margaretae

lapidaria succulent Rare Succulent Lapidaria MargaretaeRare Live Exotic Lapidaria Margaretae Plant aka Karoo Rose *Sold Individually* Lapidaria Margaretae is native to dry areas in southern Namibia, around Warmbad and the Northern Cape areas adjacent to Warmbad in South Africa. Lapidaria Margaretae resembles those genera (Lithops, Dinteranthus and Schwantesia) within the Aizoaceae family to which it is most closely related. However, while Lithops and Dinteranthus will typically only have one pair of

♥ Rare Live Exotic Lapidaria Margaretae Plant aka Karoo Rose ♥

*Sold Individually*

Lapidaria Margaretae is native to dry areas in southern Namibia, around Warmbad and the Northern Cape areas adjacent to Warmbad in South Africa.

Lapidaria Margaretae resembles those genera (Lithops, Dinteranthus and Schwantesia) within the Aizoaceae family to which it is most closely related. However, while Lithops and Dinteranthus will typically only have one pair of leaves, Lapidaria margaretae has two to four pairs of leaves. Each leaf is up to 0.8 inch (2 cm) long and up to 0.4 inch (1 cm) wide. Clumps of up to three rosettes may be formed with age. It flowers with a single up to 2 inches (5 cm) wide yellow flower that can eclipse the plant. It opens during the day. The flowering might be solitary, or succeeded by up to two others.

Specifications:

Live BABY Karoo Rose Plant - Lapidaria Margaretae (Schwantes) Dinter & Schwantes

Qty: 1

Plant Size:

Small Size: 1 Year Old Plant – 0.3-0.4 Inch
Medium Size: 1.5 - 2 Years Old Plant – 0.5-0.7 Inch
Large Size: 2-3 Years Old Plant – 0.8-1 Inch
Height: 1-1.2 Inches (From crown to the root)
Color: Greyish white or pinkish at the base with rest of leaf pale

Lithops plant will ship Bare Root (Unpotted)

Watering:
Keep plants barely moist! Overwatering is the most common problem people have with Living Stones. During the cold winter months, watering should be light and infrequent once again, until such as time as the days grow longer and the temperature begins to warm a bit. Generally, Lithops will do best being watered about once every 2-3 weeks (when not in active growth or flowering). Tap water or distilled water is fine. Treat it as a cactus. The plant can take a 'misting' every other day if desired, but this is not required. Be sure not to overwater!

Light:
Requires full to very bright sun (either direct or indirect). It can take full strength sun, but be mindful of sun burning the leaves. After repotting the plant, please allow 5-7 days for plant acclimate to changes in light quality. A window facing West, South or East should do nicely. Too much light is not a problem for Living Stones. Too little light is! If the plant appears to be 'reaching' for the window or light source, it needs more light!

Soil:
Use a quick draining soil mix (a packaged soil mix for cactus and succulents should have sand added at the rate of about 60% soil mix to 40% sand by volume). Another good mix would be 40% peat moss and 60% perlite to allow even faster drainage

Cautions:
Growing Karoo Rose is harder and requires more attention than other succulent and cactus plants. Depending on the Karoo Rose growing season, sometimes Karoo Rose will begin to naturally split, crack etc. Karoo Rose can have scars on their sides and on top, this is natural and doesn't mean your Karoo Rose is dying. Any scarring is not permanent and will be shedded when they split! This is a natural process with Karoo Rose. Sometimes they just die. No reason, it just happens.

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