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Euphorbia lomelii

The slipper plant (formerly Pedilanthus macrocarpus): clumps of leafless, pencil-thick grey-green succulent stems with red slipper-shaped bracts, from the Sonoran Desert of Baja California and Sonora. It wants full sun, a hot summer and a cool, dry winter.

Euphorbia lomelii
Photo: Frank Vincentz, 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

Grows in Sonoran Desert scrub on sandy and rocky slopes, washes and coastal plains, fully exposed.

Recorded from sea level to about 1,100 m, median about 150 m.

Baja CaliforniaBaja California SurSonora

🔒 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.