Pachypodium succulentum is native to South Africa. Unlike other South African Pachypodium species, Pachypodium succulentum is frost-resistant and can withstand temperatures of up to -10° C in winter. It is naturally well adapted to the hot and dry environment in which it grows. The succulent stems act as water reservoirs and enable the plant to survive even in the harshest conditions. The thick underground tubers also help the plant to survive long periods without water. This allows it to survive great heat and long periods of drought.

Pachypodium succulentum is a slow-growing, dome-shaped, succulent shrub with a large, half-submerged tuberous base bearing several slender branches that are more or less covered with slender, pointed stipules below the leaves. The flowers that appear with the leaves are crimson, pink or (rarely) white, with a darker central stripe. The plant can grow up to 60-200 cm tall.

Offered are fully established plants with a beautiful caudex; not over-fertilised, therefore robust & top healthy (100% organic quality before quantity! ), slow growing (with winter growth pause in the cool winter plant quarters), cultivated outside on the sun terrace between May-November, potted in well-drained, self-mixed substrate (repotting only desired in 1-2 years); the plant is for a (very) sunny location / avoid waterlogging at all costs; enjoy your new beautiful Pachypodium succulentum!