Euphorbia Decaryi

Euphorbia Decaryi Care

Euphorbia Decaryi

What is the plant

Euphorbia decaryi – subshrub succulent of the genus Euphorbia also known as Euphorbia decary, Euphorbia decaryi perennial evergreen used as ornamental plant, drought tolerant plant and looks like bonsai, can grow in subtropics or dry tropics climate or as houseplant and growing in hardiness zone 10b+.Leaves color dark green or purple the leaves hairy and little flashy in linear shape with wavy margin, leaves grow in rosette structure.

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Lighting

Full Sun

Hardiness zone

min 10a

Difficulty

Hard

How to Care for the Plant

Water
In the heat of summer the plant needs a good amount of water. Even in winter its soil should never completely dry out. Though it tolerates a dry over-wintering, it then gets in trouble in spring when it has to produce new roots. Care must be given in watering, keeping them warm and wet while growing, and cooler and dry when dormant.
Fertilizer
Need a perfect fertilizer diet in summer. Use preferably a cacti and succulents fertilizer with high potassium content including all micro nutrients and trace elements or slow release fertilizer.
Sunlight
These plants don't seem to love being blasted by the sun in the summer but prefer bright light, and will therefore not make demands on your prime growing space.However shade grown plants will tend to produce fewer, and etiolated growth (weak, gangly stems with unusually long internodes, and generally paler green coloration). The colour of this plant is much more marked if grown in full sun.

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Temperature
The ideal temperature in summer is about 25° C; in winter above 15°C. They can grow both in pots and in the ground in areas with mild climate, but they can even be grown indoors. Reported as cold sensitive they can indeed survive outdoors, where they proved to be able to take some light frost with minimal damage.
Additional
Like all Euphorbia HANDLE WITH CARE, the latex/sap is dangerous and can cause skin rash, itching and general discomfort.
Popularity
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