Pachypodium eburneum


  Family: Apocynaceae     Origin: Madagascar

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Recently published only in 1997, this rare new species is quite an event and a real treat for collectors. It comes from a tiny isolated mountainous area in central Madagascar and is somewhat like densiflorum but with major differences.

Its name alludes to the large showy ivory colored flowers which do not revert to yellow in cultivation. Spination is also much heavier and the leaves are more blunt than in densiflorum.

These perfect 2 year old plants were grown from seed set on the exact plant in our photo. Supplies are limited.

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one of our mature stock plants with flowers that have been open 5 days

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fresh newly opened flowers can have a slight yellow tint before turning a light ivory color

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two year old eburneum