Violet Flame Succulent

This average-sized leaf succulent grows up to 30 feet (9.1 meters) tall. The needle-like stem is green, and is covered in hundreds of flexible violet spines. The jagged-edged, flame-shaped leaves are either cream or crimson, with green zig-zags. Large amounts of them grow from the base in alternating pairs. The leaves are strong, but do not detach easily.

It is fast growing, taking 10 months to reach maturity. Once mature, and only under the right conditions, a single flower with alternating petals of dark grey and vivid red, with a slate central disk grows at the top, reappearing after 2 years, but only when the conditions are right again. The flower head is an uncoordinated mess of 58 curved petals. It has a faint scent that smells like old shoes.

The leaf succulent's skin is nearly impenetrable, the dark blue flesh is rough, and the azure sap is thin.