The growers behind the guide.

Amelia Thornton

Bristol, United Kingdom

Cool maritime

14 years growing Lithops from seed under glass. Focuses on the L. karasmontana and L. salicola complexes and on winter survival in low-light conditions.

Tomohiro Asano

Osaka, Japan

Humid subtropical

20 years cultivating Lithops and Conophytum. Specializes in seed-grown cultivars and in protecting plants through long humid summers.

Marisol Cabrera

Mendoza, Argentina

Arid continental

9 years growing Lithops outdoors year-round under partial shade. Climate is close to habitat conditions, which makes for fast growth but unforgiving summers.

Henrik Bergström

Malmö, Sweden

Northern temperate

11 years growing Lithops under supplemental lighting. Strong interest in winter-rainfall species that align poorly with northern photoperiods.

Priya Deshmukh

Pune, India

Semi-arid tropical

7 years collecting and propagating Lithops on a covered roof terrace. Specializes in keeping plants dry through monsoon.

Owen McGrath

Tucson, Arizona, USA

Hot desert

16 years growing Lithops outdoors under 50% shade cloth. Strong field experience with North American collection-grown stock.

Lena Kowalski

Berlin, Germany

Cool continental

8 years growing Lithops in a converted greenhouse. Photographic focus — most of the macro shots on the site are by Lena.

Samuel Okafor

Cape Town, South Africa

Mediterranean

12 years growing Lithops in their native region. Frequent visitor to the Richtersveld and Karas habitats; provides locality notes.

Sofia Marchetti

Bologna, Italy

Humid subtropical

6 years specializing in rare-form Lithops cultivars and the L. lesliei selections.

Daniel Park

Seoul, South Korea

Continental monsoon

10 years growing Lithops alongside a wider collection of mesembs. Active in the Korean cactus and succulent society.