Copper

This short cactus grows up to 6 feet (1.8 meters) tall. The slender, pointed stem is copper, and is covered in brittle red spines.

It is steady-growing, taking 2 years to reach maturity. Once mature, and only under the right conditions, a single flower with petals that are blue on the underside and dark brown on the top grows at the top, reappearing after 8 years, but only when the conditions are right again. The flower head is an uncoordinated mess of 38 curved petals. It has a delicate scent that smells like rotting meat.

The cactus's skin is thick, the turquoise flesh is smooth, and the brown sap is thin.