Euphorbia tulearensis

Euphorbia tulearensisFlowers: Like small bells, greenish yellow. Cultivation and propagation: It is particularly prone to rot if left cold and damp while dormant. Growth rate: It is a slow growing species and tubers take many years to enlarge. Caudex exposure: The remarkable tuberous rootstock (caudex) is usually raised above the soil line so that this can be seen and more readily appreciated. In very old plants, the tuber can achieve massive proportions, so keep a plant

Flowers: Like small bells, greenish-yellow.

Cultivation and propagation: It is particularly prone to rot if left cold and damp while dormant.

Growth rate: It is a slow growing species and tubers take many years to enlarge.

Caudex exposure: The remarkable tuberous rootstock (caudex) is usually raised above the soil line so that this can be seen and more readily appreciated. In very old plants, the tuber can achieve massive proportions, so keep a plant for many years to grow an unusually large caudex.

Exposure: This plant has an excellent heat tolerance, and needs full sun to light shade exposures, but can tolerate shade. The color of this plant is much more marked if grown in full sun.

Watering: Water regularly during the active growing season. No water should ever be allowed to stand around the roots. Keep almost completely dry in winter. Care must be given in watering, keeping them warm and wet while growing, and cooler and dry when dormant.

Hardiness: Tender. Keep the plant cooler in winter, but maintain the light as bright as you can so that any growth which it may produce at this time will not be etiolated. It can be grown outdoors in the summer months to benefit from direct exposure to light, and especially exposure to high summer temperatures.

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