How to prune beautiful living stones

N/A — do not prune. Do nothing. Allow old leaf pairs to shrivel completely and dry out on their own during the annual renewal in late winter to spring. Only remove fully mummified husks once they are completely dry and detach easily.

Rarely — only remove completely desiccated old leaves. Lithops bella needs no pruning at all. These succulent mimicry plants shed their old leaf pair naturally each year during their annual renewal cycle — the old leaves shrivel and split as new ones emerge from within. Pulling or cutting the old leaves disrupts this process and can harm the plant. Simply let nature take its course.

Do nothing. Allow old leaf pairs to shrivel completely and dry out on their own during the annual renewal in late winter to spring. Only remove fully mummified husks once they are completely dry and detach easily.