Euphorbia phosphorea

Euphorbia phosphorea makes a highly interesting house plant. It originates from Brazil where it naturally inhabits exposed rocky hills and gravelly plains. The shrub forms a small tree and its short trunk divides above the ground into several, strongly ribbed branches. These form a crown and it can reach up to 6 metres in the wild, although the more normal height is around 2m. The name of this plant relates to a peculiar phosphorescent light that it can emit at night.

• Likes free-draining soil.
• Provide high light levels.
• Never allow the plant to stand in water.
• Water only occasionally and treat as a cactus.

Supplied in a 15cm pot

Price is per plant