The Madagascar palm 🌴 or Pachypodium lamerei is not a palm at all, but is native to the island of Madagascar. Because of its growth pattern of a long trunk with just a few leaves at the top, it resembles a small palm tree 🌴 as it ages. I've had mine for a long time (probably over 15 years) and it's almost hitting the roof in the sun room. I'm going to be sad when it has to go... Though it has spines, this plant is not a cactus but a succulent with stipular spines. These spines, as you can see are not surrounded by an areole, the indicator that it would be a cactus. The spines are wicked and more than once I have bumped into it.... 😬 They do flower, 🌸 but mine never has. Treat it like a succulent, giving it as much light ☀️ as possible- a south or west window is perfect 👌 and water when almost dry. ✳ Remember, whether a cactus or other succulent, or a water loving fern, water 💧 EVERY plant until the water runs out of the drainage hole and the potting medium is entirely wet. Then water when the plant NEEDS it again. (NEVER on a set schedule!) It may be a week or a month or more, depending on the plant. ✳ . . #thehouseplantguru #madagascarmonday #succulent #stipularspines #donttouchme #notapalmtree #houseplant #indoorplants #greenyourfeed #sunroomplant #succulentsofinstagram #houseplantlife #house_plant_community #houseplantsrock #get_planted #spinyplants https://www.instagram.com/p/CAVFgcug7G3/?igshid=ordt05x65g0t