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Pachypodium 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 and held on short stalks.

USDA Zone - 9

Season to Sow - Spring

Pachypodium is a genus of succulent spine-bearing trees and shrubs, native to Africa. It belongs to the dogbane family, Apocynaceae.

Native to Madagascar, Pachypodium densiflorum grows on granite rocks in the central plateau of Madagascar. Pachypodium densiflorum grows from a sizeable, fleshy basal caudex. Shoots growing from the caudex are regularly branched and spiny at the youngest parts. Leaves appear at the top of these shoots during vegetation periods and are lanceolate and deep green. The flowers are yellow and appear on long peduncles.

USDA Zone - 9

Season to Sow - Spring

Pachypodium is a genus of succulent spine-bearing trees and shrubs, native to Africa. It belongs to the dogbane family, Apocynaceae.

Horombense is a compact plant. The deciduous leaves are narrow, the leaves are dark green with a lighter middle vein and form a rosette around the tips of branches. The trunk is smooth with conical spines and is greenish silver. Branching occurs more frequently and may start from the base. This species has larger yellow flowers in clusters on fairly long peduncles. Horombense should be given full light and plenty of water during the warmer months and less water in the cool months.

USDA Zone - 9

Season to Sow - Spring

Pachypodium is a genus of succulent spine-bearing trees and shrubs, native to Africa. It belongs to the dogbane family, Apocynaceae.

This Southern Madagascar occurring species features deciduous leaves that are very long, narrow and green with a light grey felt covering, most notably on the undersides. The leaves have a much lighter middle vein that has a rose tint to it and are more upright than lamerii. The trunk is a smooth greyish silver and may reach 10 meters in time. Spines are in clusters of three and are sharp and strong. The flowers are white and relatively small with an exposed anther cone in the centre.

USDA Zone - 9

Season to Sow - Spring