Golden Spinevine

This small caudiciform grows up to 4 feet (1.2 meters) tall. The slender, pointed stem is gray-green, and is covered in handfuls of fine, deep red, hair-like spines. The round, gold trunk can grow to as much as 4 feet (1.2 meters) in diameter. Its yellow-green branches are very long and slender.

The toothed-edged, very narrow and elongated leaves are orange-yellow with ashy yellow tips. They are frail, and detach easily.

It is very fast growing, taking 2 months to reach maturity. Once mature, and only under the right conditions, several flowers with petals that are generally aquamarine; each flower tends to be a variation of this colour grow at the top, reappearing after 3 years, but only when the conditions are right again. The flower head is made up of 9 petals in raised layers. It has an overpowering scent that smells like pot-purri.

The caudiciform's skin is thick, the olive flesh is soft, and the magenta sap is thin.