Euphorbia heptagona is an easy-to-grow, deep green, cylindrical plant, very sparsely spined and about 1/2-inch in diameter. It is a suckering and branching plant about 6 to 10 inches tall with tiny leaves down the ridges of the top inch or so of each column (5 to 7 ridges per column).
Cold hardy to about 25°F.
Grows best if located sunny with a temperature minimum of 12°C. Allow the soil to dry out between the waterings.
Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz
| Bloom Season | Late spring throughout summer. |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Euphorbia heptagona |
| Dormancy | Winter |
| Family | Euphorbiaceae |
| Flower Color | Red |
| Flower Color | Red, peach, yellow |
| Growth Habit | Cylindrical plant |
| Mature Size | 60–120 cm |
| Native Area | Swartberg. |
| Resistance | 2° c |
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Euphorbia heptagona is an easy-to-grow, deep green, cylindrical plant, very sparsely spined and about 1/2-inch in diameter. It is a suckering and branching plant about 6 to 10 inches tall with tiny leaves down the ridges of the top inch or so of each column (5 to 7 ridges per column).
Cold hardy to about 25°F.
Grows best if located sunny with a temperature minimum of 12°C. Allow the soil to dry out between the waterings.
Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz
| Bloom Season | Late spring throughout summer. |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Euphorbia heptagona |
| Dormancy | Winter |
| Family | Euphorbiaceae |
| Flower Color | Red |
| Flower Color | Red, peach, yellow |
| Growth Habit | Cylindrical plant |
| Mature Size | 60–120 cm |
| Native Area | Swartberg. |
| Resistance | 2° c |