Pachypodium mikea - Madagascan Palm - Rare African Succulent - 5 Seeds Sprouting Seeds

Pachypodium mikea - Madagascan Palm - Rare African Succulent - 5 Seeds Sprouting SeedsPachypodium is a genus of succulent spine bearing trees and shrubs, native to Africa. It belongs to the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. This Southern Madagascar occurring species features deciduous leaves that are very long, narrow and green with a light grey felt covering, most notably on the undersides. The leaves have a much lighter middle vein that has a rose tint to it and are more upright than lamerii. The trunk is a smooth greyish silver and may

Slow to bolt

The most famous produce of Padron are its peppers (Spanish pimientos de Padron)

a small part of Baja California in the San Felipe Desert and an extremely small area of California

wooded grassland

Sow in spring for summer blooming

known technically as soap

juicy interior filled with numerous seeds

Sow in autumn for winter through spring flowers

Also great as a micro green

The flowers are pendulous and tubular

Plant produces attractive pinky-red stems

or bluish-black in colour