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Succulents Partly documented

Euphorbia graciliramea

A slender-branched, spiny succulent Euphorbia of northern Tanzania and Uganda. It comes from bushland at about 700–1,700 m, with warm days, mild nights and two rainy seasons separated by a dry June–October.

Euphorbia graciliramea
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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 Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Records fall in dry bushland and wooded grassland around the Serengeti, Lake Victoria and Arusha regions. There it grows among shrubs and rocks on well-drained soils.

Recorded elevations are 700–1,710 m, with a median of about 1,160 m.

TanzaniaUganda

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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.