Stone plants

The other week when we bought our annuals for the garden, I visited the Cactus portion of our favourite greenhouse, Belgian Nurseries, to see what they had in the way of Stone plants, aka Lithops. They are succulents native to southern Africa and are aptly named due to their stone-like appearance. They avoid being eaten in their native habitat by blending in with the surrounding rocks. I bought a couple a few years ago and have always meant to get more, as I love their appearance and the fact that you rarely have to water them.  Once a year, in the spring, the outer leaves dry up and give way to one or more new leaf pairs. Although they are supposed to flower, with small daisy-like blossoms, they don't get enough light in the window where I keep them.

The originals revealing new leaves