Bluebell

This modest-sized caudiciform grows up to 5 feet (1.5 meters) tall. The stiff, pointed stem is orange-yellow, and is covered in handfuls of flexible hazel spines. The twisting, orange trunk can grow to as much as 5 feet (1.5 meters) in diameter at the bottom. Its green branches are short and thin and start growing a quarter of the way up the stem.

The handfuls of tattered-edged, slender, pointed leaves are either blue or lilac, with green zig-zags. They are delicate, but easily come away when pulled.

It is very slow growing, taking 16 years to reach maturity. Once mature, several flowers with petals that are red on the underside and red on the top grow at the top, reappearing once every 8 years. The flower head is shaped like a tube with 19 widely spaced, narrow petals. It has a faint scent that smells like misty mornings.

The caudiciform's skin is thin, the magenta flesh is waxy, and the gentle yellow sap is thin.