A pachycaul native to Madagascar where it attains tree-like dimensions. In cultivation it responds to pot size and will remain dwarfed if kept in smaller containers. The silvery trunk is thick and covered with heavy spines and is crowned with light green, six to ten inch leaves. Very easy to cultivate and useful in xeriscaping in frost free areas. Makes a good house plant, and often goes by the name of 'Madagascar Palm' but of course, it is not palm at all. 

Note: Pachypodiums go dormant in winter and lose their leaves. Do not be alarmed by this natural leaf drop. 

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This fast growing Madagascan pachycaul is the largest of the rutenbergianum group and the most southerly in range. Clusters of violet/white flowers appear in spring before the plant comes out of dormancy. A tree-like pachycaul that is suitable for landscape use. Our plants are seed grown.

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A Madagascan pachycaul with a cigar-shaped trunk that can reach 30 feet tall, rarely branching until it reaches considerable size.  The thick silvery trunk is covered with heavy spines and is crowned with half inch wide, foot long or longer dark-green leaves with a red mid vein.  Very attractive as a landscape specimen in frost free areas, as a potted 'patio' plant or even as a house plant.  Has a dormancy period in winter and loses it leaves.  A popular, easy to cultivate plant that, like P. lameri, sometimes is referred to as a 'Madagascar Palm'.

Note: Pachypodiums go dormant in winter and lose their leaves. Do not be alarmed by this natural leaf drop.

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