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Cyan Succulent

Succulent type: Leaf succulent (Stores water in its leaves)

This small leaf succulent grows up to 12 feet (3.7 meters) tall. The spear shaped stem is gray-green, and is covered in many fine, hazel, hair-like spines. The stumpy leaves are solid yellow or cyan, with blood red streaks. Sparse amounts of them grow on narrow, gray branches that are long and thin. The leaves are light, but take some effort to detach.

It is steady-growing, taking 4 years to reach maturity. Once mature, and only under the right conditions, a handful of flowers, with aquamarine petals that gradient shift to peach on the outer edge. The central disk is bronze, grow at the top, reappearing after 10 years, but only when the conditions are right again. The flower head is an uncoordinated mess of up to 10 petals. It has a powerful scent that smells like sugar.

The leaf succulent's skin is extremely thick, the turquoise flesh is waxy, and the blood red sap is thin.

It is suitable for creating flexible, durable textiles
It comes in 13 varieties, each with a different leaf colour.