Lithops helmutii C271 - Living Stones - Indigenous South African Succulent - 10 Seeds Leek An Australian species

An Australian species

Derived from Asia

The ancient Egyptians revered the Nile water-lilies

It is best known for its colourful spring flowers of red

but a few are annual or biennial

Lithops helmutii C271 - Living Stones - Indigenous South African Succulent - 10 Seeds Leek An Australian speciesLithops 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