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Emerald

Succulent type: Leaf succulent (Stores water in its leaves)

This giant leaf succulent grows up to 159 feet (48.5 meters) tall. The tapering stem is emerald, and is covered in many flexible sky blue spines. The finger-like leaves are generally white. Small amounts of them grow on thin, gray-green branches that are long and thin. The leaves are durable, but do not detach easily.

It is steady-growing, taking 10 months to reach maturity. Once mature, a handful of flowers, with petals that are either brown or dark grey, with a yellow center, grow at the top, reappearing once every 4 years. The flower head is shaped like a bowl made up of 4 tightly layered, round-tipped petals. It has an overpowering scent that smells like fresh linen.

The leaf succulent's skin is rock-hard, the white flesh is leathery, and the yellow sap is thin.

It is suitable for creating fine, soft textiles
It can grow in even the most barren lands.
It is possible to grow it from cuttings.