Demand for ornamental plants is ravaging South Africa’s rare desert flora
If you want such plants, buy them in garden centers or in dedicated plant fairs, not online to suspicious vendors. Plants produced in cultivation (usually by seeds also produced on cultivated plants) are more suited to cultivation in our greenhouses than those taken in the habitat. For these, the survival rate is low, because they often fail to adapt.If you want to know more about these fascinating small plants, here's a website dedicated to them: https://www.cactuspro.com/conophytum-lithops/
(disclaimer: I am the webmaster of cactuspro.com, but not this specific section of the site).It is in French, made by enthusiasts for enthusiasts. We strongly condemn poaching, and of course reproduce as much as possible these plants in cultivation to lower pressure on habitat plants and share with other aficionados.