Golden Spike Succulent

This small leaf succulent grows up to 6 feet (1.8 meters) tall. The asymmetrical stem is brown, and is covered in handfuls of rigid light yellow spines. The lumpy leaves are drab yellow and turquoise. Thick bunches of them grow on stumpy, yellow-green branches that are short and slender. The leaves are light, and take little effort to detach.

It is steady-growing, taking 8 months to reach maturity. Once mature, several flowers with silver petals on the lower layer and crimson petals decorated with slate dots on the inner layer. The central disk is violet grow at the top, reappearing once every 10 years. The flower head is shaped like a cube with 4 tightly layered, narrow petals. It has an intense scent that smells like a newborn baby.

The leaf succulent's skin is very thick, the drab yellow flesh is rough, and the gold sap is thin.