Pachypodium brevicaule (A) Mesemb A beautiful purple green cactus

A beautiful purple green cactus covered in straight spines

Also known as Wigginsia or Notocactus leprosorum

Discocactus araneispinus An interesting small cactus that produces attractive white spines and a white fuzzy cephalium (head or cap) when mature

but still needs good light to have their best color

Pachypodium brevicaule (A) Mesemb A beautiful purple green cactusPachypodium brevicaule Family: Apocynaceae. The smallest and most unusual of all Pachypodiums. It only grows a few inches tall but spreads horizontally forming a clump a foot or more across in time. The flowers are yellow. This is a slow growing species, but a very rewarding one to grow. Not difficult to grow. Can survive temps down to (but not below) freezing, but prefers it a bit warmer in winter if possible (that is true for all Pachypodiums).