Alluaudia procera, often called the Madagascar Ocotillo, is a unique and striking succulent native to Madagascar's arid deserts. While it closely resembles the Ocotillo plant of Southern ...

The ocotillo plant only grows leaves after it has rained - as soon as the soil dries out, they all drop off. Some cacti spines are nearly 15cm (6in) long. Boerhavia repens is a desert plant which ...