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Caramel

Succulent type: Caudiciform (Stores water in the thickened base of its stem)

This large caudiciform grows up to 94 feet (28.7 meters) tall. The slender, pointed stem is orange-yellow and lime green, and is dotted with small grey spines. The thick, silver trunk can grow to as much as 94 feet (28.7 meters) in diameter. Its moss green branches are tall, rigid and upright.

The smooth-edged, 9 pointed leaves are caramel with black tips. They are flimsy, and detach easily.

It is fast growing, taking 3 months to reach maturity. Once mature, and only under the right conditions, several flowers with amber petals on the lower layer and violet petals decorated with magenta dots on the inner layer. The central disk is lime grow at the top, reappearing after 7 years, but only when the conditions are right again. The flower head is an uncoordinated mess of 36 petals. It has a soft scent that smells like damp.

The caudiciform's skin is thin, the azure flesh is smooth, and the cream sap is thin.

It comes in 89 varieties.
It is suitable for making strong rope
It spreads easily and often blanket large areas.