Calibanus hookeri 5" caudex! Caudiciform It is shown growing in

It is shown growing in a 2

They are sometimes called the Madagascar Ocotillio because of the very similar look and growth habit

though can be rot prone if kept too wet

keep dry in winter when it drops its leaves

Leaves stay colorful in high light but will turn greenish in lower light

Calibanus hookeri 5" caudex! Caudiciform It is shown growing inCalibanus hookeri Family: Agavaceae. An strange caudiciform plant from Mexico. It is essentially a big tuft of grass growing from a woody caudex. The leaves are rough textured and bluish in color, especially as the plant matures. The larger the caudex gets the more individual tufts will form. Large, mature plants can have a caudex two feet or more in diameter with a hundred or more tufts of leaves. That takes many, many years and can be kept smaller