Violet Succulent

This small cactus grows up to 8 feet (2.4 meters) tall. The perforated stem is violet, and is covered in copious amounts of flexible hazel spines. The wedge-shaped body is silver, and is covered in handfuls of rigid yellow spines.

It is slow growing, taking 21 years to reach maturity. Once mature, and only under the right conditions, a handful of flowers, with blue petals and a gold central disk, grow at the top, reappearing after 9 years, but only when the conditions are right again. The flower head is largely flat with dozens of tightly layered round-tipped petals. It has a weak scent that smells like chocolate.

The cactus's skin is thin, the lime flesh is rough, and the intense purple sap is thin.