If you have the opportunity to visit some arid land in South Africa and Namibia, you may come across these strangely shaped “stones”.

And surely many people wonder why the stone has such a regular shape and has a gap in the middle?

What kind of stone has such a strange shape?

These stones are mainly reddish brown and light brown in color.

Observe closely and you will notice that these stones are mainly reddish brown and light brown in color, the tips are quite smooth and there is a crack in the middle. They look quite like two hands touching each other, the gap between them is a soft fleshy texture, containing meristem tissue.

In fact, these “stones” are a type of succulent plant belonging to the Aizoaceae family , called Lithops , also known as “jade stones”. Half of this species’ leaves are actually rocks. The spaces between the leaves contain meristems that produce flowers and new leaves.

Orchid seeds germinate very easily

When it is 3-4 years old, it will bloom from the middle of the slit.

The appearance of colorful flowers among the strange “stones” makes people feel like they are lost in a magical paradise.

Many people think that just by touching this flower, you will be fascinated, making your mind dizzy, not alert, and possibly even poisoned to death, but in fact, agaric orchids are extremely gentle and close to the soul. human.

Orchids come in many colors

The most suitable natural environment for the growth of rough stone is a tropical climate

In a subtropical climate, growing this flower is not easy.

Currently on the market there are many types of orchids. If you are “good at taking care of plants”, you absolutely have the opportunity to own and witness these beautiful flowers blooming.