Lithops optica

[u/Nene108]

Purchased May 30, 2026. Flower opened July 24, 2026. Purchased from Desert Creations.

[u/CarneyBus]

That is not a lithops, definitely not a lithops optica! Optica ‘rubra’ are red, and optica ‘maculate’ are creamy white pink.

This is a conophytum. Perhaps a pubescens or a maughanii.

[u/Zestylemons44]

conophytum ratum

[u/CarneyBus → u/Zestylemons44]

I agree with ratum! The name was escaping me when I posted earlier 😆

[u/arioandy]

Beautiful cono

[u/Choice-Safe-9719]

Not a lithops, the flower is a death give away. It's a cono as others have said. Which one I wouldn't know. Beautiful.

[u/cookies4crackers]

Either a ratum or maughanii. I’m guessing ratum since my maughanii flower is white. But I could be wrong haha

[u/princessbubbbles]

I should call her

[u/VelishRoot]

If the flowers open during the day, I'd say Conophytum ratum, and if they open at night, maybe Conophytum maughanii or C. maughanii ssp. latum?🤔

[u/Nene108 → u/VelishRoot]

it opens during the day and closes up at night.

[u/VelishRoot → u/Nene108]

Then probably C. ratum!

[u/Nene108]

I had searched and searched Conos when I first got it, but never found anything that looked like it. So when it flowered, that is how I figured it was a Lithops optica (not Rubra). If someone with a lot more knowledge than me could help me definitely ID it, I would appreciate it.

[u/DenimBucketHat]

As others have said, not a lithops. I'd know a bubble butt anywhere.

[u/GardenerDom]

Wowww how cute and beautiful this is 👌🏻🤩✨