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Copper Peach Succulent

Succulent type: Leaf succulent (Stores water in its leaves)

This small leaf succulent grows up to 2 feet (61.0 cm) tall. The finger-like stem is gray, and is covered in large amounts of fine, slate, hair-like spines. The slender leaves are peach on the sides and copper at the center. Small bunches of them grow on stocky, blood red and bronze branches that are short stubs. The leaves are frail, and take little effort to detach.

It is steady-growing, taking 10 months to reach maturity. Once mature, and only under the right conditions, a handful of flowers, with solid cyan petals and a gentle red central disk, grow at the top, reappearing after 9 years, but only when the conditions are right again. The flower head is largely flat with 24 raised narrow petals. It has a scent that varies in strength that smells like glue.

The leaf succulent's skin is very thick, the gentle red flesh is rough, and the slate sap is thin and can cause blindness if consumed.

The pollen is extremely toxic to people but not to certain animals.
It is suitable for making baskets and the like