Pachypodium namaquanum Mesemb Eventually the inflorescence can be

Eventually the inflorescence can be taller than the plant itself

It is also known as Scilla violacea

Plant shown growing in a 6

Flowers are a beautiful combination of pink petals with a white to yellow throat

Pachypodium namaquanum Mesemb Eventually the inflorescence can bePachypodium namaquanum Family: Apocynaceae. One of the most interesting and popular species of Pachypodium. It is commonly called the "Half Man" because mature plants it kind of looks like a person with frizzy hair from a distance. The leaves on young plants are flat but once it grows some they are wavy. Produces red and yellow flowers when mature. Not difficult to grow. Experiences light frost in its native South Africa & Namibia, but any hard frost