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Succulents Partly documented

Euphorbia dawei

A little-documented succulent Euphorbia from the Lake Victoria and Rift highlands of Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and Tanzania. It lives at about 800–1500 m in a warm, even climate with two rainy seasons and a short dry spell in mid-year.

Euphorbia dawei
Photo: Daderot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night A clear drop at nightTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Published habitat detail is thin. The records lie in the savanna, bushland and rocky hill country of the East African plateau, where succulent Euphorbias usually grow in open sun on well-drained ground.

Recorded at 790–1500 m, median 1300 m.

RwandaTanzaniaBurundiUgandaDR Congo

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its Public domain licence, unmodified.