Purple Spike Cactus

This modest-sized cactus grows up to 47 feet (14.3 meters) tall. The very thick stem is brown, and is covered in large amounts of rigid pastel purple spines.

It is steady-growing, taking 23 months to reach maturity. Once mature, several flowers with petals that are generally gold; each flower tends to be a variation of this colour grow at the top, reappearing once every 10 years. The flower head is largely flat with several tightly layered round-tipped petals. It has an intense scent that smells like misty mornings.

The cactus's skin is thin, the pastel purple flesh is rubbery, and the light grey sap is thin.