As a lithops owner you know how difficult it is to find the best care in the conditions you can provide. It takes time and attention and works only by trial and error. Too hot, too cold, too wet - the plants life and wellbeing depends on the right balance. And still, even if you think you've figured it out, lithops can surprise you, in a positive as well as in a negative way. Sometimes they wither without any warning and sometimes a plant you've almost given up survives and gets better. Here's an example of the latter:
Its neighbor had the same problem but is a bit further along. Never give up on these guys :)
I have a lithops with a couple of small, white splotches on the side. I believe it is fungus. How can I treat it?
ReplyDeleteGrowing plants like these must be a form of meditation.
ReplyDeletequite possible, Lucy :D
ReplyDeleteOwen, are you sure it's fungus? if it looks like on my 3rd pic, for instance, it's just irregularity of the surface and doesn't do any harm. does it feel solid? if you're sure you'll find a number of fungicide in your local flower shop or garden center that might help but if the plant is soft and watery there is no help. :/