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| Scientific name | Euphorbia trigona “Candelabra Cactus” |
| Common Name | Candelabra Cactus |
| Watering | Once per week and keep moist |
| Pests | Spider mites, mealybugs, scale and thrips |
| Pet friendliness | Toxic to pets and humans |
| Light | Bright, indirect light |
| Temperature | 18-24 °C |
| Humidity | 50-60% mist if needed |
| Pot requirement | Good drainage and repot every 1-2 years |
| Plant height | Up to 90 cm |
| Potting mix | Potting soil / Red soil / Manure / Perlite |
| Nutrition | Apply manure once in fortnight and NPK in next fortnight |
| Pruning & training | Remove dead and diseased leaves with sterile shears |
| Flower color & season | N/A |
| Description | Euphorbia trigona is known as Mottled candle stick tree, Milk striped euphorbia, Mottled candlestick, Milkstripe euphorbia, Frilled fan, Elkhorn, African milk plant, False cactus, Hat-rack-cactus, Candle-stick tree, Caper Spurge, Cactus Candelabre, Candelabra Cactus, Candelabra spurge, Dragon bones, Dragoon bones tree, Mottled spurge, Hatrack cactus. These plants with succulent stems and water storage tissue are adapted to dry regions. Like cacti, they have developed similar compact for with reduced surface and less water loss, also green stems replacing leaves in food manufacture. Grows wild, in tropical Asia. Widely cultivated in west Indies, Florida and in many tropical areas world wide. Widely escaped from cultivation and in many places forming dense thickets. |
Additional information
| Choose Height | 60cm-90cm |
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