Sapphire Spine

This large leaf succulent grows up to 104 feet (31.7 meters) tall. The slender, pointed stem is emerald, and is covered in lots of flexible caramel spines. The smooth-edged, long, narrow leaves are either black, or indigo with gold edges. Sparse amounts of them grow from the base like a cabbage. The leaves are delicate, but do not detach easily.

It is very slow growing, taking 9 years to reach maturity. Once mature, a single flower with petals that are generally peach; each flower tends to be a variation of this colour grows at the top, reappearing once every 5 years. The flower head is shaped like a cup with 28 tightly layered, round-tipped petals. It has a delicate scent that smells like pot-purri.

The leaf succulent's skin is thin, the brown flesh is rough, and the beige sap is thin.