Flower: Greenish-yellow in cymes.
Growth rate: It is a slow growing species.
Soil and pots: It likes pots with generous drain holes, needs a very airy potting medium.
Exposure: This plant has an excellent heat tolerance and needs full sun to light shade exposures. It grows well even in full blasting sun but can tolerate moderate shade.
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.
Hardiness: Some cold tolerance. This spurge has tolerated temperatures down to -6ºC.
Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz
Bloom Season
Flower Color
Growth Rate
Hardiness Zone
Mature Size
Resistance
Sun Exposure
Bloom Season | spring and summer |
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Botanical Name | Euphorbia stellata |
Dormancy | Winter |
Family | Euphorbiaceae |
Flower Color | greenishyellow |
Growth Habit | caudex turnipshape |
Growth Rate | Slow growth |
Hardiness Zone | 9b to 11b |
Mature Size | 15 cm (6″) |
Native Area | South Africa |
Resistance | 10 °C |
Sun Exposure | Light shade |
- Description
- Key Plant Features
Flower: Greenish-yellow in cymes.
Growth rate: It is a slow growing species.
Soil and pots: It likes pots with generous drain holes, needs a very airy potting medium.
Exposure: This plant has an excellent heat tolerance and needs full sun to light shade exposures. It grows well even in full blasting sun but can tolerate moderate shade.
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.
Hardiness: Some cold tolerance. This spurge has tolerated temperatures down to -6ºC.
Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz
Bloom Season
Flower Color
Growth Rate
Hardiness Zone
Mature Size
Resistance
Sun Exposure
Bloom Season | spring and summer |
---|---|
Botanical Name | Euphorbia stellata |
Dormancy | Winter |
Family | Euphorbiaceae |
Flower Color | greenishyellow |
Growth Habit | caudex turnipshape |
Growth Rate | Slow growth |
Hardiness Zone | 9b to 11b |
Mature Size | 15 cm (6″) |
Native Area | South Africa |
Resistance | 10 °C |
Sun Exposure | Light shade |