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Euphorbia excelsa

A tall candelabra tree Euphorbia endemic to the bushveld hills of Limpopo and Mpumalanga, South Africa. It wants strong sun, warm wet summers and a dry, cool but frost-free winter rest; in cultivation it is grown as a columnar succulent in a mineral mix.

Euphorbia excelsa
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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

Rocky hillsides and outcrops in dry savanna (bushveld) of the northern South African escarpment, growing as an emergent succulent tree among scattered woody vegetation.

Recorded sites sit roughly between 750 and 1,700 m.

LimpopoMpumalangaSouth Africa

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.