Lithops francisci - Living Stones - Indigenous South African Succulent - 10 Seeds Pea

Lithops francisci - Living Stones - Indigenous South African Succulent - 10 Seeds PeaLithops is a genus of succulent plants in the ice plant family, Aizoaceae. Members of the genus are native to southern Africa. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words lithos, meaning "stone," ops, meaning "face," referring to the stone like appearance of the plants. They avoid being eaten by blending in with surrounding rocks and are often known as pebble plants or living stones. The formation of the name from the Greek " ops" means that even

with a toothed margin

Inflorescens may have 2 to 3 branches with orange coloured flowers that appear in late summer

commonly known as devil's trumpet and metel

the flower petals are much larger than the sepals

traditional brown skinned shallot producing large bulbs with white flesh and great flavour

Research has shown this fluid contains viscoelastic biopolymers that may be crucial to the retention of insects within the traps of many species

Smaller than typical var lesliei & with different markings

coloured from white to pale purple

Dovyalis caffra is usually 3-5 m in height

pride of India

Growing to 15cm

and flowers are used in traditional medicine in several countries