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Euphorbia eduardoi

A large succulent Euphorbia of the Kaokoveld in northwestern Namibia and southwestern Angola. It needs full sun, real heat and a long, completely dry winter, with water only in the short summer rains.

Euphorbia eduardoi
Photo: Hans Stieglitz, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets 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

Records lie on the escarpment and rocky hills between about 450 and 1,100 m, in arid savanna and desert scrub. It grows on open, stony slopes in full sun.

Modelled sites lie at about 465–1,100 m; few records carry an elevation.

NamibiaAngola

🔒 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 CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.