Body: The body of the plant consists of a pair of globe shaped leaves, fused at the base that naturally sit above the surface of the soil and can grow to about 10cm across. Mostly there will just be one head, but very old plants will form two and eventually more heads. The leaves are usually grey green to brownish in colour with many conspicuous raised dark dots scattered over the whole surface. Leaves will reach up to 5 cm long and wide. The plant produces a new pair of leaves from within the old one each year, much the same as Lithops and conophytums do.
Flowers: Large daisy-like, fragrant whit a distinct smell of coconut.. Considering the size of the plant they are extremely large (up to 7.5 cm across), and have a great many petals and they are yellow to coppery-orange, seldom white or pinkish, in colour with a paler throat. They are solitary or in clusters borne on short pedicels.
Blooming season: Usually flowers in early spring after the winter dormancy period, although some plants can flower in autumn like a Lithops, depending on how they are grown. The blooms open in mid-afternoon and close just after sunset.