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A fat, sculptural caudex topped with trumpet flowers all summer.
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CollectorPhotographs are of our actual stock, taken at the nursery. Plants are living things — expect small differences in shape and leaf count from the plant shown.
Succulents & Cacti
Pachypodium
Pachypodium lamerei
Often sold as the Madagascar palm, though it is neither a palm nor related to one. A pachypodium is a succulent that builds a thick, silver-grey trunk armoured in triple spines, with a crown of long glossy leaves at the very top. The silhouette is unmistakable and quietly menacing.
We grow these from small plants through to trunks over a metre. Growth is slow and entirely light-dependent — the plants in our largest size have been on the same bench for the better part of a decade, which is what the price reflects.
- Spined silver trunk with a crown of glossy leaves
- Available from 20 cm starters to metre-plus specimens
- Extremely long-lived — a plant you keep for decades
Rs 750for the Starter, 10 inch pot
Inclusive of pot and mix. Delivery Rs 350, free over Rs 5,000.
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Replaced or refunded if damaged
Grown by us
Never bought in and resold
At a glance
- Mature size
- 0.3–1.5 m
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Difficulty
- Moderate to keep
- Around pets
- Keep away from cats, dogs and small children
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How to look after your Pachypodium
Written for Pakistani conditions — long hot summers, dry winter air, and hard tap water. Follow this rather than advice written for a temperate climate.
- Light
- Full, direct sun. The swollen caudex only fattens properly with strong light; in shade the plant grows leggy and refuses to flower.
- Water
- Water freely during the growing season while it is in leaf. When it drops its leaves in late autumn, stop almost completely — a splash once a month is enough.
- Humidity
- Low to moderate. Airflow around the caudex is important.
- Soil
- Very sharp drainage — 60% grit to 40% organic. Terracotta suits these plants better than plastic.
- Feeding
- High-potassium feed every 3 weeks in spring and summer to encourage flowering. Nothing in dormancy.
- Temperature
- 15–45°C in growth. Keep above 10°C and bone dry through winter dormancy.
If something goes wrong
Leaves yellowing and dropping in autumn
Why it happens: Normal seasonal dormancy, not a problem.
What to do: Reduce water sharply and wait. Growth restarts as temperatures rise in March.
Soft, squashy caudex
Why it happens: Rot from water during dormancy.
What to do: Usually terminal once soft. Prevent it by keeping the plant dry below 15°C.
No flowers on a mature plant
Why it happens: Too little sun or too much nitrogen.
What to do: Move into full sun and switch to a high-potassium feed.
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