General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Cactus/Succulent
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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| Water Preferences: |
Dry Mesic
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| Plant Height: |
1.5 to 5 feet |
| Leaves: |
Deciduous
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| Fruit: |
Dehiscent
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| Flower Color: |
Red
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| Suitable Locations: |
Xeriscapic
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| Containers: |
Needs excellent drainage in pots
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| Miscellaneous: |
With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Goes Dormant
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- Pachypodium
- Windsor Bottle Plant
- Windsor Elephant's Foot
- Accepted: Pachypodium windsorii
- Synonym: Pachypodium baronii var. windsorii
Posted by
Baja_Costero (Baja California - Zone 11b) on Oct 29, 2017 11:01 AM concerning plant:
One of two Pachypodiums with red flowers, this caudiciform succulent grows a globose base with sprawling stems. Relatively small for the genus (caudex to 8 inches in old age). Beautiful flowers and rough, irregular shape.
Not a beginner Pachypodium. Like P. brevicaule, this plant is often difficult to keep going long term in cultivation. Requires warmth (especially in winter), excellent drainage, and attention to watering (related to the season, state of growth, and temperature), especially avoiding the loss of roots due to desiccation. Try P. saundersii first if you like this growth habit.
From an area with relatively high rainfall in northern Madagascar. Unusual in cultivation and very rare in habitat.
Also called P. baronii var. windsorii. The first name refers to the missionary R. Baron and the second refers to a 1300 foot elevation feature in northern Madagascar named Windsor Castle, with an amazing view, used as a surveillance point by colonial forces.
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