Pachypodium densiflorum
Family: Apocynaceae
It comes from Madagascar and makes a good caudex of up to 30cm wide. The plant can reach a height of up to 90cm. The flowers are beautiful yellow.
Sowing instructions: Sow seeds in summer in a 5 mm deep, sterile, sandy medium (4 parts fine and 4 parts coarse river sand; 1 part sieved, well-rotten compost; 1 part per liter; 1 part vermiculite) and cover with coarse river sand. Keep moist and at a temperature of 27-35°C to ensure rapid germination. They need high humidity to germinate but as soon as seedlings shows the water must be reduced drastically. Keep the seeding trays in bright light.
Locality: Ex Hort. Harvest: August 2024