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Family: Euphorbiaceae
Scientific name:
Euphorbia
Meloformis Aiton 1789 forma cristata
Origin:
Garden origin (Nursery
produced cultivar)
Conservation status: Listed in
CITES appendix 2.
Cultivation: Like a sunny
position. It does best in a mineral soil, good drainage is essential.
Water sparingly during the summer months and keep dry in winter.
It can tolerate moderate shade, and a plant that has been growing in
shade should be slowly hardened off before placing it in full sun as the
plant will be severely scorched if moved too suddenly from shade into
sun.
Propagation: Grafting or
sometime cuttings.
Photo of conspecific taxa, varieties, forms and cultivars of
Euphorbia meloformis.
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