Pachypodium brevicaule *Own Roots* Cactus This form of the species

This form of the species has red prickles all over the leaf surface

The leaves look like red egg shaped rocks with a rough surface (they turn green in low light)

It makes a fat spreading base with upright stems that curve with age

The plant will regrow new leaves plus the broken leaves root very easily and form new plants if put in soil

This is a small clumping species with a gray-green body

Pachypodium brevicaule *Own Roots* Cactus This form of the speciesPachypodium brevicaule Family: Apocynaceae. The smallest and most unusual of all Pachypodiums. It only grows a few inches tall but spreads horizontally forming a clump a foot or more across in time. The flowers are yellow. This is a slow growing species, but a very rewarding one to grow. Not difficult to grow. Can survive temps down to (but not below) freezing, but prefers it a bit warmer in winter if possible (that is true for all Pachypodiums).