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Succulents Well documented

Lithops pseudotruncatella

A summer-rainfall living stone from the central highlands of Namibia, holder of the RHS Award of Garden Merit. It grows in summer and rests through a cold, bone-dry winter.

Lithops pseudotruncatella
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night A clear drop at nightTargets 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

Flat gravel and stony ground on the Namibian highlands, with the bodies flush with the surface; generalised from the genus and the measured climate.

Climate sites sit at about 1,840 m and 1,560 m on the Namibian plateau.

Namibia

🔒 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-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.