Euphorbia lophogona

A Malagasy shrublet with thick, winged and fringed stems topped by a rosette of large dark leaves and pink or white cyathia. Unlike most succulent euphorbias it comes from humid coastal forest and littoral scrub at sea level, so it wants warmth, steady moisture and bright shade rather than desert treatment.

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

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Most wild records cluster in littoral forest and coastal scrub near Tolagnaro in the far southeast, with others along the humid east coast. It grows on sandy or rocky ground under or at the edge of forest.

Recorded at 0 to 100 m, median 10 m.

Madagascar

🔒 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.