Euphorbia lugardiae(N.E.Br . ) Bruyns
Monadenium lugardiae , Euphorbia lugardae
folk : EuphorbiaceaeSubfamily : EuphorbioideaeTribe : EuphorbieaeSubtribe : EuphorbiinaeGenus : Euphorbia
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Euphorbia lugardiaeis native toSouth Africa(KwaZulu - Natal , Mpumalanga , and Limpopo),Eswatini , Botswana , Mozambique , andZimbabwe . It grows on granite outcrops and among stone at tiptop of up to 3,610 foot ( 1,100 m ) .
Euphorbia lugardiae , formerly known asMonadenium lugardiae , is a much - branched succulent with green , cylindrical stems that have a baseball diamond - shaped pattern of flatten tubercles . The stem are fleshy , tumid or shortly accumbent , branching from the stand , and can reach up to 24 inches ( 60 centimeter ) in duration and 1.2 in ( 3 centimeter ) in diam . The tubercles have orbitual foliage scars at the tips . The parting are fleshy , cryptical green , obovate with wrinkle tolerance , and are space on the upper share of stems or in a terminal tussock .
Cyathia ( false flowers ) are abundant during the fall . They have cup - shape involucres with secretor along a pick - colored to icteric rim . The fruits are capsules with pallid brownish - gray seminal fluid .
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USDA hardiness zone9a to 11b : from 20 ° F ( −6.7 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° deoxycytidine monophosphate ) .
Euphorbias are very easy to care for . They require a little pampering to become established , but once they are , they are self - sufficient . More die from too much care and lacrimation than from disuse . Euphorbias demand well - draining soil and fate of sun . They are not particular about stain pH but can not permit wet soil . Unlike most succulents , Euphorbiadoes not manage recollective period of time of drought well . It may need weekly watering during the summertime . Water whenever the soil is dry several inches below the open . body of water deep , but do n’t let them sit in wet soil , which can cause rootage hogwash . Add some constitutive subject or fertilizer to the planting maw . run with a half - strength fertilizer monthly if you are growing them in container or your soil is hapless .
Euphorbiacan be grown from germ , but they can be hard to evolve ( or even find ) . It is normally propagated by cut . This can be tricky because of the exuding sap . Rooting hormone is recommended withEuphorbias . They tend to grow job - free , but there are a few pests and diseases to be alert for .
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