Euphorbia pseudocactusA.Berger
Candelabra Spurge
Family : EuphorbiaceaeSubfamily : EuphorbioideaeTribe : EuphorbieaeSubtribe : EuphorbiinaeGenus : Euphorbia
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The specific epithet " pseudocactus(soo - doh - KAK - tus ) " bring up to the supposed similarity toEuphorbia cactus , a native of Southern Arabia and Eritrea .
Euphorbia pseudocactusis native toSouth Africa(KwaZulu - Natal ) .
Euphorbia pseudocactusis a succulent shrub with a short main root word grow many suberect branches irregularly constricted into segments according to the annual growth . It can farm up to 3.3 feet ( 1 m ) improbable and 6.6 feet ( 2 m ) in diameter . The branch are 4- or 5 - fish or occasionally only 3 - angle . They are green , usually with yellowish - gullible , V - shaped marking glow from the grooves . The branch segments are usually thickest below the middle , grooved or nearly plane between the angles , measuring up to 6 inches ( 15 cm ) long and 1.8 inches ( 4.5 cm ) duncish . The angles are wavelike with tubercles 0.4 to 0.6 inches ( 1 to 1.5 cm ) apart , each with a duad of stout spines at the tip . The spine shields are unify into a continuous turned on allowance along the angles . The spines are brown , soon becoming grey , and can produce up to 0.4 inches ( 1 centimetre ) long .
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The cymes dwell of 3 vertically disposed cyathia , with the primal one male and the two sidelong I bisexual . The cyathia has five oblong icteric glands . They occur from late winter to late summer . The fruits are 3 - angled capsules measuring up to 0.6 column inch ( 1.5 cm ) in diameter and containing subglobose seeds .
USDA hardiness zones9b to 11b : from 25 ° F ( −3.9 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
Euphorbias are very easy to care for . These plants require a petty pampering to become established , but once they are , they are self - sufficient . In fact , more expire from too much tutelage and lacrimation than from neglect . Euphorbias needwell - debilitate soiland fortune of sunlight . They are not special about soil pH but can not support wet soil . Unlike most succulents , Euphorbiadoes not treat recollective geological period of drouth well . It may need weekly watering during the summertime . Waterwhenever the soil is dry several inches below the surface . Water deeply , but do n’t let them sit in loaded soil , which can do theme rot . Add some organic subject or fertilizer to the planting gob . Feed with a half - posture fertilizer monthly if you are growing them in containers or your dirt is poor .
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These succulents can be grown from seed , but they can be difficult to germinate ( or even find ) . They are usually propagated by cuttings . This can be slippery because of the exuding sap . Rooting hormone is recommended withEuphorbias . They tend to mature problem - gratuitous , but a few blighter and diseases are to be alert for .
Learn more atHow to get and Care for Euphorbia .
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