Crimson Succulent

This small leaf succulent grows up to 8 feet (2.4 meters) tall. The pleated stem is burgundy, and is covered in handfuls of flexible red spines. The jagged-edged, long, tapering leaves are solid orange with lime lines. Small amounts of them grow from the base like rose petals. The leaves are sturdy, and take little effort to detach.

It is quick growing, taking 3 months to reach maturity. Once mature, and only under the right conditions, a handful of flowers, with bronze petals on the lower layer and white petals decorated with white dots on the inner layer. The central disk is aquamarine, grow at the top, reappearing after 2 years, but only when the conditions are right again. The flower head is largely flat with 53 tightly layered round-tipped petals. It has a weak scent that smells like petrol.

The leaf succulent's skin is rock-hard, the crimson flesh is waxy, and the beige sap is thin.