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Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Dry
Plant Height: 6 to 12 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Pachypodium

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Location: Southeast Florida
Date: June 2015
Comments:
  • Posted by Baja_Costero (Baja California - Zone 11b) on Jun 6, 2018 9:49 PM concerning plant:
    Caudiciform succulent shrub from far northern Madagascar with a globose base and few branches, to 6 or more feet tall. The least spiny of the Pachypodiums. White flowers. Deciduous leaves. Narrow, horn-like fruit. May not grow the characteristic swollen base if started from a cutting.

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