Golden Spike

This big caudiciform grows up to 88 feet (26.8 meters) tall. The fan-like stem is brown, and is covered in sharp spines. It has a twisting, narrow, gold trunk atop a slender block of rough, exposed roots. The branches are flat and azure and are short, rigid and upright.

The toothed-edged, triangular leaves are found in yellow, gentle blue and indigo varieties. They are robust, but take little effort to detach.

It is slow growing, taking 4 years to reach maturity. Once mature, and only under the right conditions, a single flower with each petal a slightly different shade of florescent green grows at the top, reappearing after 2 years, but only when the conditions are right again. The flower head is made up of several petals; the lower layer of petals are flat, while the upper layers form a tight bowl. It has an overpowering scent that smells like soap.

The caudiciform's skin is tough, the green flesh is smooth, and the bold purple sap is thin.