What's this one ?

Bought this little plant in a Tiger novelty plant pot holder . It's some form of cactus methinks but what type ?- it's about 5" tall.

TIA

 

Hi Harry,
I don't know which one ( if there is more than one ), it's a Pachypodium. I had one once and all the leaves fell off and it died :(

 

I agree its a Pachypodium, likes a bit more warmth in winter than cacti do.
The leaves tend to be deciduous.

I still tended to let mine dry out quite a bit especially overwinter.
They get quite big if you pot them on, eventually mine was too big and ended up in the cool greenhouse where it died.

 

Thanks Anthony and Pete . I am pretty sure I will kill mine before long as well.

 

Pachypodium lamerei can make a nice specimen in a warm conservatory..............

 

@longk , yours is a bit bigger than ours !
Lovely plant there Longk So they are not a cactus ? Just googled fully grown specimans in Madagascar 20 feet tall !!

 

A succulent Harry.
Only cacti that has leaves is some opuntias, (Prickly pear), and they are very short lived.

 

Sorry, I should have said that the photo was taken at Oxfords Botanic Gardens

 

This is what my one did
It branched.

 

I thought that the Oxford Botanic Gardens was your back garden Longk

 

That would be nice!