Pachypodium Species, Windsor Bottle Plant, Windsor's Elephant's Foot

I have one of a dozen years kept potted outside in Andalusia (Almunecar, Spain), sheltered from the winter rains, in a well drained mixtu...Read Morere. No water in winter, watering once a week in summer. It carries small red flowers every year in May and June.The leaves are rough and dark green from late spring to December. It is well against a wall exposed to the south, full sun. Pachypodium baronii did not survive at the same rate.

small attractive caudiciform Madagascan succulents with large, showy red flowers (in right climate). Not sure how P b windsorii varies f...Read Morerom P b baronii, but they are two distinct varieties according to the experts. I have had no luck with this plant, but it is pretty tropical (rots easily). Never gotten one to flower. No spines on this species.