How to prune lithops lesliei

Only once old leaf husks are completely dry and spent. Peel away only fully desiccated, papery old leaf husks by hand — never cut or pull firm fleshy leaves. Remove spent flower stalks cleanly at the base once blooming is finished.

Once a year, following the natural leaf cycle. Lithops lesliei (living stones) need no pruning. Each year the old leaf pair naturally shrivels, feeding the new pair as it emerges — intervening early harms the plant. Remove only fully dried, papery husks after the new leaves are completely developed. Spent flower stems can be removed at the base after blooming.

Peel away only fully desiccated, papery old leaf husks by hand — never cut or pull firm fleshy leaves. Remove spent flower stalks cleanly at the base once blooming is finished.