Alluaudia procera VIPP 1-28-19 but for the distinctive bloom

but for the distinctive bloom

The leaves are silvery-green

The caudex is spindle shaped and fully subterranean

The inflorescence is a nidular whorl of bright crimson bracts and white flowers

Alluaudia procera VIPP 1-28-19 but for the distinctive bloomC. I. T. E. S. NO EXPORT A member of the Didiereacea, signature plants of the Madagascan xeric forests. Few plants are better adapted to growth in desert like conditions than the Alluaudia. The semi succulent, ovate leaves are reduced to about a quarter inch and grow subsessile and vertical in spirals around the spiny trunks. The trunk is silvery green and heavily spined. The spines are used for defense and to gather moisture from the frequent fogs.