This is a plant I have had for many years. It arrived as a stick (unrooted cutting). I potted it up and nature and time has done the rest. Euphorbia hedyotoides will drop its leaves when I bring it in for the winter. The leaves are starting to turn color now. This plant has been easy to grow. I would like to buy a seedling next Spring. The seedlings will grow a caudex.

Reine, and thanks for sharing that most unusual plant of yours. How long did it take to get that "swirling caudex?

Interesting plant!

Bev, the little stick was planted in the mid 80's. It grew all gnarly on its own. I would grow it in a shallow pot for several years and the plant would grow up exposing new caudex, I would then repot it to a larger shallow pot. I just repotted the plant this year after five years in a 12" by 8" by 3"tall pot that I made just for it. The poor thing had really out grown its pot. It is now in a 13" round by 6" tall pot. There is about 3" of twisted caudex under the soil. It has been fun watching it grow.

Ursula

Reine, so plant is getting along in its years...Long Life to it!

Hi Reine - welcome to ATP!! Your plant is interesting looking! I love crested plants, or caudex ones...I have a sinningia that will eventually grow one (or so I'm told) but its only a couple years old so I'm waiting!

Hi Greg. Thank you for the welcome.
Caudiciforms can be slow to produce a nice caudex.
These plants are my passion.
There is a website called Bihrmann's. His site is all about caudiciforms. Lots of photos.

Thanks Reine I'll check that out!

Hello
I have just joined this forum .saying hello to all members. From India
There is a query please help me out.
I just have done repotting of E Hediyotoides &along I cut the branches to 3"height. Would it survive ?looking forward for a quick response. Thanks

Jyotsna, was there any white secretions that oozed from the stems when you cut the branches? I was told to always place paper around and in the pots to avoid the secretions form accumulating onto the plant and the soil as it may be toxic to it.

I have no experience with this particular plant, but I would be really surprised if the sap that oozes from just about every succulent Euphorbia is toxic to any of them... after all, it's coming in quantity from the plant itself.