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Copper cactus

Succulent type: Stem succulent (Stores water in its stem)

This average-sized cactus grows up to 13 feet (4.0 meters) tall. It splits randomly along the body to form 2 slender, pointed stems. Each stem is copper, and is covered in large amounts of rigid faded red spines.

It is steady-growing, taking 5 years to reach maturity. Once mature, and only under the right conditions, a handful of flowers, with petals that are either magenta or bronze, with a yellow center, grow at the top, reappearing after 6 years, but only when the conditions are right again. The flower head is an uncoordinated mess of up to 20 petals. It has a mildly strong scent that smells like citrus.

The cactus's skin is thick, the hazel flesh is rough, and the gold sap is thin.


It is suitable for making baskets and the like

Colors:

bronze

copper

faded red

gold

hazel

magenta

yellow