Brachystelma Thailand (new species?) Mesemb It produces a blue stem

It produces a blue stem that is woody below and branches in time but stays small

giving a wet paint look

Plants shown in a 2" pot

but keeping it underpotted and growing it "hard" will maintain the desired growth form indefinitely

Brachystelma Thailand (new species?) Mesemb It produces a blue stemBrachystelma sp. nov.? Family: Apocynaceae. A rare, possibly undescribed species from Thailand related to Stapeliads. The plant forms thin vining stems with very narrow leaves. It produces lots of tiny (<1cm), hairy dark brown to black flowers with a yellow center. It seems that in some plants the petals reflex all the way back while in others they open like a normal flower. Stems emerge from an underground tuber 1 2" diameter. Plants grow from late