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Succulents Partly documented

Euphorbia lividiflora

A Euphorbia of the coastal lowlands and low hills of Mozambique, Malawi, southern Tanzania and Zimbabwe, mostly below 500 m. Grow it warm and bright, with a wet summer and a drier, slightly cooler winter.

Euphorbia lividiflora
Photo: Ton Rulkens, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Recorded mainly from coastal and lowland bushland and thicket; its habitat and growth form are not well documented, so this profile is inferred from the records and the genus in the region.

Recorded from near sea level to about 480 m, median about 60 m.

MozambiqueMalawiTanzaniaZimbabwe

🔒 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.