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Caramel

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

This short caudiciform grows up to 4 feet (1.2 meters) tall. The very narrow, elongated stem is yellow, and is covered in brittle caramel spines. The thick, pale red trunk can grow to as much as 4 feet (1.2 meters) in diameter. Its emerald branches are very long and thin.

The irregular-edged, very thin leaves are either red, or black with orange splotches. They are resistant, but take some effort to detach.

It is slow growing, taking 50 years to reach maturity. Once mature, a handful of flowers, with petals that are blue in the center, bronze in the middle and dark grey at the edges, grow at the top, reappearing every year. The flower head is an uncoordinated mess of up to 10 curved petals. It has a faint scent that smells like rotten egg.

The caudiciform's skin is thin, the cyan flesh is rough, and the green sap is thin and can kill if consumed.

All parts of the flower are edible.
It absorbs an exceptionally large amount of water each day.
It is suitable for creating flexible, durable textiles