Lithops villetii

A pale grey to whitish Lithops from the Calvinia district and Bushmanland of the Northern Cape, with two subspecies (deboeri and kennedyi). Like most Lithops it needs full sun, a mineral soil, autumn growth with water, and a dry winter while the new leaf pair forms.

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 half-buried in quartz and shale gravel on flat plains and low ridges in arid Nama Karoo scrub, fully exposed to the sun.

Around 800 to 1100 m on the inland plateau.

Northern Cape (South 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.