Gold Spine Caudiciform

This modest-sized caudiciform grows up to 5 feet (1.5 meters) tall. The sickle shaped stem is burgundy, and is covered in hundreds of flexible gold spines. The angular, black trunk can grow to as much as 5 feet (1.5 meters) in diameter at the top. Its silver branches trail down across the ground and start growing at the base the stem.

The very large amounts of wavy-edged, slender, pointed leaves are azure and amber. They are hardy, but detach easily.

It is very slow growing, taking 14 years to reach maturity. Once mature, and only under the right conditions, a handful of flowers, with solid aquamarine petals decorated with black dots and a vivid yellow central disk, grow at the top, reappearing after 7 years, but only when the conditions are right again. The flower head is an uncoordinated mess of 48 petals. It has a delicate scent that smells like vanilla.

The caudiciform's skin is thick, the amber flesh is waxy, and the peach sap is thin.