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Copperbell

Succulent type: Caudiciform (Stores water in the thickened base of its stem)

This small caudiciform grows up to 2 feet (61.0 cm) tall. The tapering stem is copper, and is covered in thick bunches of rigid grey spines. It has a straight, stumpy, hazel trunk atop a stocky platform of knobbly, exposed roots. The branches are very thick and moss green and are short, rigid and upright.

The serrated-edged, circular leaves are either amber, or brilliant orange with violet patches. They are flimsy, but are very difficult to pull away.

It is very slow growing, taking 46 years to reach maturity. Once mature, and only under the right conditions, a single flower with each petal a slightly different shade of hazel grows at the top, reappearing after 6 years, but only when the conditions are right again. The flower head is shaped like a sphere with 27 raised, round-tipped petals. It has an intense scent that smells like rotting meat.

The caudiciform's skin is delicate, the aquamarine flesh is smooth, and the green sap is thin.

It commonly grows in large patches.
It can survive a very long time without water.
It is suitable for making strong rope