Pachypodium eburneum seeds grow into a small, compact caudiciform subshrub native to the montane zones of central Madagascar, where it grows at higher elevations than most other Malagasy Pachypodiums. This choice collector’s species develops a low, globose, spiny grey caudex bearing short branches tipped with leaf rosettes, and produces white flowers the epithet eburneum means ivory-coloured. It is closely related to P. rosulatum and was formerly treated as a variety of that species.
Pachypodium eburneum is rarer in cultivation than most other plateau Pachypodiums and is treasured by specialists for its compact form and the cool-growing habit that distinguishes it from its lowland relatives. Its montane origin makes it slightly more tolerant of cool conditions than species from the arid lowlands, though sharp drainage and restraint with water remain essential.
Pachypodium eburneum is one of the most distinctive and desirable of the compact plateau Pachypodiums. Seeds are rarely offered and give collectors the chance to grow this unusual ivory-flowered species from the start a true gem for any specialist caudex collection.
IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.
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