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Crimson Succulent

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

This big leaf succulent grows up to 89 feet (27.1 meters) tall. The finger-like stem is lime green and moss green, and is covered in lots of rigid crimson spines. The finger-like leaves are solid brown or cream, with sky blue zig-zags. Small amounts of them grow on very thick, brown branches that are short stubs. The leaves are rigid, and take some effort to detach.

It is steady-growing, taking 15 months to reach maturity. Once mature, and only under the right conditions, a handful of flowers, with petals that are either drab blue or yellow, with a yellow center, grow at the top, reappearing after 6 years, but only when the conditions are right again. The flower head is made up of 8 petals in raised layers. It has a soft scent that smells like a man.

The leaf succulent's skin is delicate, the caramel flesh is rough, and the light brown sap is thin.

It has impressive regenerative properties.
It is suitable for making baskets and the like
It is possible to grow it from cuttings.
It is bio-luminescent.