How to Grow and Care for Living stones

Truncate living stone (*Lithops pseudotruncatella*) is a succulent species native to Southern Africa. Truncate living stone is valued for its stone-like appearance and cultivated as a houseplant. This species was the first in its genus to be introduced in Europe. It is considered low-maintenance and easy to grow as a houseplant because it requires little watering.

Optica stone plant is a hugely popular ornamental plant because of its unique appearance—it is a living stone plant, placed in this category because of its striking resemblance to pebbles. The epithet optica in its Latin name Lithops optica means "eye-like"; this relates to the plant's fleshy leaves that resemble an eye.

The living stone resembles small, colorful stones. With its flowers emerging from the narrow gaps between two leaves, many people also refer to it as the "living stone Flower". Distinguishing native living stone from gravel scattered on the ground can be a real challenge to many people, but this can be overcome by growing it in a container. With its unique shape and high ornamental value, the living stone has become a very popular potted plant in recent years.

Living stones or stone plants have distinct physical characteristics. They have the ability to adapt themselves to resemble lithops otzeniana in order to protect themselves from being eaten by predators. Thus, their colors may vary from graphite, pale brown, or greenish.

Lithops fulviceps, often resembling stones or pebbles, is a succulent adept at surviving in its arid environment. Its fleshy leaves, which merge at the surface, take on a grey-green hue with hints of orange, effectively camouflaging among rocks to evade predation. This remarkable mimicry allows lithops fulviceps to conserve moisture, thriving under harsh sunlight with minimal water.