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Succulents Well documented

Lithops hallii

A living stone from the summer-rainfall plains of the Northern Cape, with reddish-brown netted windows. It grows in hot, very bright, dry conditions and expects a dry winter; the classic lithops rules (bright light, sparse water, no water while the old leaves are being absorbed) apply fully.

Lithops hallii
Photo: Averater, CC BY 4.0, 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

Lithops hallii grows in arid quartz-gravel and stony flats where the bodies sit flush with the surface, camouflaged among pebbles. Only the general Northern Cape range is documented in the sources consulted; the microhabitat is inferred from the genus.

Recorded at 850 to 1,250 m, median about 1,020 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.