This perennial succulent has a tree-like habit with a spiny brownish branched trunk that is topped with foliage. It has grey-green long linear leaves that form an umbrella-like terminal cluster and the trumpet-shaped white flowers appear at night in summer.

Hardiness zones 9 to 11

Pachypodium geayiis naturally found in south-west Madagascar and in time will form a fleshy swollen trunk with several branches covered in large creamy thorns. It grows in sharply drained moderately moist fertile soil and prefers an open sunny position and It is frost and drought tender.

This perennial succulent is grown for is tree-like habit and frangipani-like flowers. It is used as a focal specimen plant in gardens or courtyards and as a container plant. It is suitable for arid gardens establishing in 3 to 5 years and attaining 1m (3ft) in 10 years.ID 1145

Pachypodium(pak-ee-PO-dee-um) geayi(gee-AH-eye)

Apocynaceae(a-pos-ih-NAY-see-ee)