Pachypodium brevicaule var leucoxanthum - Madagascan Palm - Rare African Succulent - 5 Seeds African Succulent A typical asparagus with green

A typical asparagus with green colour changing to purple at the tip

Growing to 50cm with dull yellow buds opening to cream

The tops will be bright green and crisp

do it in July

a few are shrubby

Pachypodium brevicaule var leucoxanthum - Madagascan Palm - Rare African Succulent - 5 Seeds African Succulent A typical asparagus with greenPachypodium is a genus of succulent spine bearing trees and shrubs, native to Africa. It belongs to the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. This is a very rare, tiny succulent dwarf shrub known only from a small location on the Mania river on the central plateau in southern central Madagascar. It has thick, very short, sparsely spiny and profusely branching shoots, each of which holds a small tuft of oval leaves. The trumpet shaped flowers are creamy white