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So this post basically amounts to: "I bought some stuff"

FYI: Re: Euphorea Obesa: This is a native S. African plant that gives off a milky, white toxin from the top center from time to time. Mostly harmless to humans - can cause skin irritation - but watch your pets! Do some research to see if it is poisonous to them.

if anyone can tell me how to keep those "live rock" plants alive, i would be grateful.
i buy them, set them in the texas heat, give them good drainage, water them almost never, and they still manage to rot.

me too urbancat. one by one the little rocks turn kinda yucky and the base turns to goo. i pull them off when it happens to keep the rot from spreading. not that it works, but it may help.

me three. I have no success w/them. I saw some this afternoon at TJs and I thought...then I passed them by.

Wow! I thought I was the only one inept at keeping living rocks - uhm....alive. I'm also somehow hampering the growth of my sundew (Genghis Khan). That dwarf sundew in the post above is just so adorable!!

me too!!! what's the deal? mine always rot!

oh lovely new friends! very much looking forward to seeing how you plant them...

For people having trouble with their lithops rotting, don't touch them with your fingers. They are sensitive to the oils on your skin. Also, only water them when they are growing new leaves.

what is the best soil to plant them in?

You can usually find succulent mix potting soil in any nursery. MiklakMiklak is right about the watering. An easy way to remember is to not water them at all in the late fall, winter, and early spring. I have lots in San Diego and they've all been happy on this schedule.