Brachychition rupestris Size:4-inch Citrus Pot curling leaves

curling leaves

The color is solid green but as the plant matures it develops purple blotching in the center leaves

It has an upright vase shape to about 14 inches tall and 16 inches across

The color starts out red on the undersides (outside) of the leaves

red-tipped green branches rises well above the foliage

Brachychition rupestris Size:4-inch Citrus Pot curling leavesCalled by various common names; Queensland Bottle Tree, Narrow leaf Bottle Tree are the most commonly used. A pachycaul succulent from Australia, with the look of a Baobab tree when mature. They can grow to massive size, sixty feet tall or more with a bottle shaped trunk up to six feet thick. Such specimens are ancient. They are deciduous in the dry season and if no dry season is experienced, then tend not to lose their leaves. The trunk is of course