Indigo Succulent

This small leaf succulent grows up to 12 feet (3.7 meters) tall. The sickle shaped stem is lime green, and is covered in sharp spines. The pointed leaves are found in purple, gentle blue and indigo varieties. Small amounts of them grow on wide, green or aquamarine branches that are long and thin. The leaves are durable, but do not detach easily.

It is very slow growing, taking 40 years to reach maturity. Once mature, and only under the right conditions, a single flower with petals that are generally muted yellow; each flower tends to be a variation of this colour grows at the top, reappearing after 4 years, but only when the conditions are right again. The flower head is an uncoordinated mess of 30 petals. It has an intense scent that smells like apple.

The leaf succulent's skin is rock-hard, the amber flesh is soft, and the indigo sap is thin.