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Lithops aucampiae

A large, rust-brown living stone from the summer-rainfall Northern Cape, growing among ironstone, chert and quartzite pebbles in full sun. It is one of the most forgiving Lithops in cultivation and holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit.

Lithops aucampiae
Photo: Dornenwolf, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Grows sunk flush with the ground among ironstone, sandstone, chert and quartzite gravel in open, sparsely vegetated veld.

No elevation data; the measured sites lie on the interior plateau at roughly 1,000–1,400 m.

Northern CapeSouth Africa

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 2.0 licence, unmodified.