Lithops julii

Living stones

A pale grey living stone from Bushmanland in the Northern Cape and the adjoining south of Namibia. It has white flowers and dark lines or windows on the leaf tops. Its habitat is extremely dry and sunny, with hot summers, near-freezing winter nights and very little rain, most of it in late summer and autumn. Grow it in full sun, water it during the autumn growing season and keep it dry while the new leaves form in winter.

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 almost flush with the ground on bare, stony flats in arid country, with only the leaf tops showing. The consulted sources do not describe its soil.

The GBIF elevations are 810–1000 m, with a median of about 920 m.

South Africa: Northern Cape (Bushmanland)Namibia: southern !Karas

🔒 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.