Pachypodium bispinosum import_2021_09_10_101756 with thick woody stems

with thick woody stems

Tolerates neglect

otherwise it can stay in the same pot for many years

making it the ideal holiday partner

New growth appears bright coral orange at the tip of each branch and gently fades to a citrus yellow

Pachypodium bispinosum import_2021_09_10_101756 with thick woody stemsGrowing from a swollen stem known as a caudex, Pachypodium bispinosum produces small contorted branches covered in spikes and oval leaves. This slow growing plant can eventually produce an enormous caudex half a metre tall and will offer a generous bloom of pink flowers. WATERING In Summer water thoroughly only when 100% of the soil has dried out. A W refrain from watering. Spring gradually increase watering depending on temp and light exposure. LIGHT