Lilac Spine Caudiciform

This short caudiciform grows up to 7 feet (2.1 meters) tall. The pleated stem is yellow-green, and is covered in hundreds of rigid lilac spines. It has a straight, slender, deep red trunk atop a flat stilted platform of waxy, exposed roots. The branches are thin and burgundy and are short stubs.

The smooth-edged, wispy leaves are either hazel or blue, with peach patches. They are frail, and are very difficult to pull away.

It is very fast growing, taking 4 months to reach maturity. Once mature, and only under the right conditions, several flowers with solid subtle blue petals decorated with black lines and a bronze central disk grow at the top, reappearing after 9 years, but only when the conditions are right again. The flower head is made up of 19 petals; the lower layer of petals are flat, while the upper layers form a tight tube. It has a soft scent that smells like rotting meat.

The caudiciform's skin is thin, the turquoise flesh is waxy, and the light grey sap is thin.