Copper Spine Cactus

This small cactus grows up to 7 feet (2.1 meters) tall. The thick stem is copper, and is covered in large amounts of flexible grey spines.

It is fast growing, taking 5 months to reach maturity. Once mature, and only under the right conditions, a handful of flowers, with petals that are cream on the underside and amber on the top, grow at the top, reappearing after 5 years, but only when the conditions are right again. The flower head is shaped like a dish with 14 raised, round-tipped petals. It has a soft scent that smells like old books.

The cactus's skin is delicate, the bronze flesh is smooth, and the crimson sap is thin.