Stan

I was looking at seeds called "Living Stones" and on the planting instructions it said you required silver sand. What is it and where do I find it?

Also, what do you know about growing these plants, it's just that they looked kind of cool.

Thanks,
Lwyman

Lwyman - Your query re: 'living rocks' is the first I have had in years.

These living rocks are mimic plants of the Succulent family, also called Lithops.

The 'silver sand' indicated on the pac of seeds, is indicative of a place, rather than of the make up of the sand itself. There are also white and green sands that are common in various regions of North America.

These plants are found in the Arizona and south-east California deserts. They can be seeded into a mix of 1 part clay and 4 parts aquarium gravel or just plain coarse sand.

Use a clay pot that is deeper than its width. Perhaps a 10 inch depth and 6 inch width. These plants will produce a long tap root, therefor the needed extra depth.

The leaves of the plant are the tops you see that resemble the rocks the plant is growing amongst. They produce a daisy like flower sometime in early April. Desert time.

They will take quite a while to germinate. Leave them quite dry during the ger. process, then grow them on in bright light, with at most 4 hours of direct sun.

No fertilizer, as the clay and particulates in the air are quite sufficient to leach into the root zone.