Copper

This small caudiciform grows up to 3 feet (91.4 cm) tall. The fan-like stem is gray-green, and is dotted with small yellow spines. It has a straight, bulbous, light grey trunk atop a thick tripod of knobbly, exposed roots. The branches are thick, gnarled and lime green and are very long and thin.

The ripped-edged, finger-like leaves are olive and blood red. They are flimsy, but detach easily.

It is fast growing, taking 5 months to reach maturity. Once mature, and only under the right conditions, a single flower with petals that are either pink or peach, with a yellow center grows at the top, reappearing after 9 years, but only when the conditions are right again. The flower head is shaped like a heart made up of many tightly layered, round-tipped petals. It has a weak scent that smells like garlic.

The caudiciform's skin is nearly impenetrable, the cyan flesh is soft, and the copper sap is thin.