Violet

This modest-sized caudiciform grows up to 3 feet (91.4 cm) tall. The tapering stem is silver, and is covered in thick bunches of rigid hazel spines. The curved, black trunk can grow to as much as 3 feet (91.4 cm) in diameter at the bottom. Its lime green branches trail down towards the ground and start growing a quarter of the way up the stem.

The large amounts of smooth-edged, slender, pointed leaves are either violet or slate, with turquoise lines. They are frail, and take some effort to detach.

It is steady-growing, taking 2 years to reach maturity. Once mature, and only under the right conditions, a single flower with solid sky blue petals and a bold green central disk grows at the top, reappearing after 10 years, but only when the conditions are right again. The flower head is shaped like a tube with 20 raised, narrow petals. It has the faintest scent that smells like pineapple.

The caudiciform's skin is nearly impenetrable, the grey flesh is leathery, and the caramel sap is thin.