Pachypodium horombense Crassulaceae Third image shows a mature

Third image shows a mature plant

but that is just a trademark name for the species

plume-like spines that radiate out from each areole

Will turn green in lower light

Very high light turns it dark purple brown

Pachypodium horombense Crassulaceae Third image shows a maturePachypodium horombense Family: Apocynaceae. A nice shrubby caudiciform species of Pachypodium. It makes a fat spreading base with upright stems that curve with age. Makes yellow flowers during most of the growing season. Not difficult to grow. Likes water during the growing season as long as it is in well drained soil. Should be kept fairly dry in the winter, especially after it drops its leaves. You will receive a plant shown in image 6 or one