Silver Spined Succulent

This average-sized cactus grows up to 16 feet (4.9 meters) tall. It splits randomly along the body to form 6 fan-like stems. Each stem is lime green, and is covered in dozens of rigid silver spines.

It is very slow growing, taking 18 years to reach maturity. Once mature, and only under the right conditions, a single flower with solid purple petals decorated with bold red dots and a gold central disk grows at the top, reappearing after 3 years, but only when the conditions are right again. The flower head is shaped like a sphere made up of many tightly layered, narrow petals. It has a weak scent that smells like misty mornings.

The cactus's skin is extremely thick, the blood red flesh is sticky, and the amber sap is thin.