Euphorbia royleana

The Himalayan candelabra spurge, a tall, cactus-like, five-angled succulent of dry, sunny hillsides from Pakistan along the Himalaya to Yunnan. It grows in the monsoon summer and rests through a cool, dry winter, and copes with colder nights than most candelabra euphorbias.

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 dry, rocky and stony slopes, cliffs and scrubby hillsides in the warm valleys of the Himalayan foothills, in full sun.

Few records carry an elevation; the climate sites lie at about 500–1700 m, the subtropical valley belt where the species is known to grow.

PakistanWest HimalayaNepalEast HimalayaIndiaAssamMyanmarChina South-CentralChina SoutheastTaiwan

🔒 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.