Pachypodium Lamerei. Madagascar Palm.
The Pachypodium Lamerei is a very attractive succulent shrub or small tree. It has a tall silvery grey trunk covered with sharp thorns around 6cm long.The trunk may branch in more mature plants. Long, narrow glossy green leaves only grow at the top of the trunk similar to a palm tree, hence it’s common name ‘Madagascar Palm’. Large white fragrant flowers with yellow throats will develop at the top of the plants grown outdoors but they rarely flower on plants grown indoors. Easy to grow it makes a very unique and pretty houseplant in the UK.