Euphorbia obesa
Gingham golf ball, Living baseball, Zulu nut, Klipnoors
- Height × spread
- 0.2m × 0.15m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Heated greenhouse 5C & above (RHS H1c)
Availability
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About this plant
An eye-catching plant that appears to have had a designer makeover since it wears a subtle tartan jacket on its plump and ordered body. It is rounded with 8 broad ribs, the outer edges of which are neatly marked with fine knobs. The plant is striated in shades of greeny purple and green to curious effect. There are male and female forms.
- Foliage colour
- Green, Purple
- Variegated
- Yes
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Round
- Height
- 0.2m
- Spread
- 0.15m
- Spread in 10 years
- 0.1m
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Indoors
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun, tolerates part shade
- Soil type
- All types
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Dry soil
- Hardiness
- Heated greenhouse 5C & above (RHS H1c)
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Indoor light
- full light at all times
- Indoor temperature
- 10C minimum temperature
- Maintenance
- Easycare – low/no maintenance
- Hazards
- Yes, leaves & stems are prickly/thorny and potentially harmful; Humans: Harmful if eaten; skin & eye irritant
AutumnNow
Autumn-Winter · Indoors
Keep dry during dormancy
Keep dry during the period of dormancy or resting, which is likely to be from the middle of the autumn until spring.
Spring
Spring-Autumn · Indoors
Feed with low nitrogen feed
Give a standard liquid houseplant feed that is low in nitrogen from May to October.
Nitrogen can encourage lush or soft growth which is inappropriate for plants that grow naturally on poor or arid soil.
Spring-Autumn · Indoors
Water lightly in growth
Water lightly while plant is in growth.
Planting & general
Compost · Planting
Loam based compost + grit for repotting
Use a free draining loam based compost rather than one which has been modified to be 'moisture retentive'.
Alternatively prepare a compost using three parts of loam (John Innes no. 2 or 3) to one part of (horticultural) sand or fine (horticultural) grit.
Indoor temperature · Planting
10C minimum temperature
This plant requires a minimum temperature of 10 Centigrade.
Indoor plant · Planting
Position in a sunny spot, eg windowsill
Give this plant a position where there is as much light and sunlight as possible. It is suitable for sunny windowsills as it can cope with high day temperatures and lower night temperatures.
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