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Pachycereus marginatus

Large straight and vertical stems to 12ft, can get to 20ft. Branch from the base. Small funnel-shaped rose flowers.

Pachycereus pringlei

Tall and spiny to 40ft. with 2ft. trunk, slow growing. Edible fruit, medicinal stems.

Pachycereus weberi

Tall and spiny tree-like, to 40ft. with thick trunk, slow growing. White flowers.

Pachyphytum haagei

P. hagii

Soft bluish color with pink tips in sun. Thick waxy leaves; tight clumps of 6″ rosettes.

Pachyphytum oviferum

2″ globose leaves on short stems, bluish white with hints of purple in full sun. Red flowers

Pachypodium baronii

Caudex trunk to 20″; shrubby branches to 20″. Keep dry in winter; many flowers in spring. Grows in limestone formations.

Pachypodium bispinosum

Bell-shaped white and pink flowers. Large 2ft caudex. Can be propagated from stem cuttings. Rocky soils.

Pachypodium brevicaule

Flattened caudex, slow to 2′; thick spines
Very little water in winter when dormant.

Pachypodium geayi

Single spiny swollen trunk to 18ft tall with narrow strappy leaves that have a central red mid-rib. Branches at top after reaching flowering size. White flowers.

Pachypodium griquense

P. succulentum v. griquense
P. succulentum

Vertical branches above narrow caudex; white/pink blooms

Pachypodium horombense

P. rosulatum v. horombense

Large varied caudex, irregular, freely branched. Rich green leaves. Yellow flowers.

Pachypodium inopinatum

Possibly a P. rosulatum subspecies. Smooth bottle-shaped trunk. Strappy leaves. Large creamy white flowers when young, will branch after flowering. Keep dry in winter.

Pachypodium mikea

Single tall spiny swollen trunk with narrow strappy leaves. Branches at top after reaching flowering size. White flowers with yellow centers.