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Euphorbia guerichiana

The paper-bark euphorbia, a shrub or small tree of rocky arid slopes in Namibia and the Northern Cape, grown for its peeling papery bark and pale trunk. It wants full sun, hot dry summers and a cool, completely dry winter during which it drops its leaves.

Euphorbia guerichiana
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets 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

Grows on rocky hillsides, gravel plains and dry watercourses in open arid savanna and semi-desert scrub, fully exposed to sun.

Measured sites run from about 450 to 1900 m; most records are from low to mid elevations in southern Namibia and the Northern Cape.

South AfricaNamibiaBotswanaAngolaZimbabwe

🔒 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.