Lithops sp. *huge plant* Cactus The caudex is brown and

The caudex is brown and smooth when young but in time becomes cracked and takes on a tortoise shell appearance

A highly unusual cucumber relative from the island of Socotra

We've had a cool gray spring where I am

so I've giving it this provisional name

It takes up water from the roots

Lithops sp. *huge plant* Cactus The caudex is brown andLithops sp. A nice pinkish, purplish, greenish species. Unlike most plants Lithops have two growing seasons and two dormant seasons per year. Overwatering is the biggest risk in growing these plants. Give water as the soil is about to dry out in the spring through early summer, and in the fall. Keep dryer in the winter and in very hot summer weather. Hot weather makes them and most mesembs go dormant, and wet roots during dormancy can lead to rot.