Golden Jade

This short caudiciform grows up to 1 foot (30.5 cm) tall. The asymmetrical stem is lime green, and is covered in brittle red spines. The curved, washed-out orange trunk can grow to as much as 1 foot (30.5 cm) in diameter at the bottom. Its orange-yellow branches are very short and slender and start growing at the base the stem.

The thick bunches of jagged-edged, pleated leaves are solid gold or blood red, with violet edges. They are rigid, and detach easily.

It is fast growing, taking 8 months to reach maturity. Once mature, and only under the right conditions, a single flower with solid green petals and a cyan central disk grows at the top, reappearing after 6 years, but only when the conditions are right again. The flower head is largely flat with handfuls of widely spaced round-tipped petals. It has a faint scent that smells like a woman.

The caudiciform's skin is thin, the light grey flesh is waxy, and the turquoise sap is thin and has hallucinogenic properties.