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title: "How often do Lithops split? One place said once a year. Somewhere…"
description: "How often do Lithops split? One place said once a year. Somewhere else said 4-5 years but also mentioned flowering. Is splitting and flowering the same thing?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/JTKPVVVnTWq8RdIJ8lW6Rg/KFkqJS9NQKKZAsAhClxuwQ"
community: "Lithops Lovers"
author: "MikeNeedsMorePlants"
published: "2024-04-26T21:19:20.969759Z"
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# How often do Lithops split? One place said once a year. Somewhere…

_Posted by MikeNeedsMorePlants on 2024-04-26_

How often do Lithops split? One place said once a year. Somewhere else said 4-5 years but also mentioned flowering. Is splitting and flowering the same thing?

## 2 comments

### GreenLeaf commented on 2024-04-26

Splitting and flowering are not the same thing :) It can split without flowering.

4-5 years seems like maybe a timeline from seed - maturing?!? I’ve never heard or seen one take that long, but I’ve also only had mature plants and never started one of these from seed.

### MikeNeedsMorePlants commented on 2024-04-26

Oh nice! I have both live and seeds

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