Lithops julii ssp. Fulleri - Living Stones - Indigenous South African Succulent - 10 Seeds Baby veg The family Heteropyxidaceae

The family Heteropyxidaceae

Removing faded flowers regularly will keep plants blooming well into the summer

Male cones are 1-2 cm long borne in clumps of 12-20 on the tips of the spring growth

Here their young and unborn are safe from predators such as snakes and jackals

The young flower buds can be eaten and have a similar appearance and taste to asparagus

Lithops julii ssp. Fulleri - Living Stones - Indigenous South African Succulent - 10 Seeds Baby veg The family HeteropyxidaceaeLithops 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