Caudex trunk to 20″; shrubby branches to 20″. Keep dry in winter; many flowers in spring. Grows in limestone formations.
Cactus and Succulents - Every 2 Week
Pachypodium bicolor
Low, pendant, shrubby w/thickened trunk, white flowers
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 decaryi
18″caudex w/2ft. branches. Rare, endangered.
White flowers
Pachypodium densiflorum
12″ caudex, stems to 28″; long thin spines, yellow-orange blooms, dry in winter
Pachypodium eburneum
Fat caudex to 10″, short branches, creamy white flowers.
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 lamerei
Tree, will get to 25ft tall in habitat, to 10ft in a pot. Dark green strappy leaves, lots of white flowers when mature.
Pachypodium lamerei “Ihosy”
Short, swollen and branchy cultivar to 4ft.
Pachypodium lamerei v. fiherense
Compact form of Pachypodium lamerei, grows to 6ft. tall, fat base.
Pachypodium lamerei v. ramosum
Short, branched subspecies to 4ft tall.
Pachypodium mikea
Single tall spiny swollen trunk with narrow strappy leaves. Branches at top after reaching flowering size. White flowers with yellow centers.
Pachypodium namaquanum
Single stem, rarely branched, very slow to 10ft.
Pachypodium rosulatum
Large varied caudex, stems to 10″l., blooms when young.
Pachypodium rosulatum v. drakei
Cylindrical caudex, yellow blooms, dry in winter
Pachypodium rosulatum v. gracilis
Cylindrical caudex, yellow blooms. Branchy to 3ft tall. Narrow green leaves.
Keep dry in winter
Pachypodium rutenbergianum
Spiny tree with swollen trunk to 12′ tall (over 20′ in wild); short branches, white flowers
Pachypodium saundersii
Spiny caudiciform to 5ft. w/large varied caudex, can be a very branchy, shrubby. Stunning pinkish white flowers.
Pachypodium succulentum
Large caudex to 12″, thin-stemmed spiny branches to 24″ with strappy leaves on top. Pink flowers.
Pachyveria “Blue”
Pachyphytum x Echeveria
Round bluish leaves, rosettes to 6″ on sprawling stems.
Pachyveria “Corvus”
Pachyphytum x Echeveria
Thick blue-green leaves with orange-red edges in full sun.
Pachyveria “Dark Red”
Thick leaves, tight clumps, dark-red hue.
Pachyveria “Dr Cornelius”
Pachyphytum glutinicaule x Echeveria
Thick rounded blue-green leaves with orange-red edges in full sun and pink tips.
Pachyveria “Draco”
Pachyphytum x Echeveria
Thick rounded blue-green leaves with purplish-brown edges in full sun.
Pachyveria “Royal Flush”
Thick leaves, tight clumps, purplish hue.
Pachyveria “Scheideckeri”
Echeveria secunda x Pachyphytum bracteosum
19th c. hybrid with stunning thick silvery-blue leaves tinged pink in full sun with red tips. It has a waxy coating that gives it a soft look. Yellow blooms in spring.