General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Cactus/Succulent
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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| Minimum cold hardiness: |
Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F)
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| Leaves: |
Deciduous
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| Flowers: |
Other: In the genus Euphorbia, the flowers are reduced in size and aggregated into a cluster of flowers called a cyathium (plural cyathia). This feature is present in every species of the genus Euphorbia but nowhere else in the plant kingdom.
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| Flower Color: |
Pink
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| Suitable Locations: |
Xeriscapic
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| Dynamic Accumulator: |
B (Boron)
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| Toxicity: |
Other: All members of the genus Euphorbia produce a milky sap called latex that is toxic and can range from a mild irritant to very poisonous.
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| Containers: |
Needs excellent drainage in pots
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- Accepted: Euphorbia ritchiei
- Synonym: Monadenium ritchiei
Posted by
Baja_Costero (Baja California - Zone 11b) on Nov 17, 2022 11:36 AM concerning plant:
Clumping succulent with knobby, sausage-like stems and delightful hooded pink cyathia, which appear in abundance near the tips of stems at maturity. From East Africa. Somewhat variable, especially in terms of the size/shape and persistence of leaves (which are generally short lived). My plant was mostly leafless. Variegated forms exist. Branches may appear near the base and/or higher up. Final size pot in the range of 6-8 inches. Relatively common in cultivation (one of the best represented members of the former genus Monadenium, now lumped with Euphorbia, characterized by having hooded cyathia).
Provide excellent drainage and strong light for best form and color. My plant lived several years outside in our mild winter rainfall climate (which is the opposite of the summer rainfall pattern in habitat) but eventually melted down after a particularly wet winter.
Extremely sensitive to cold temps (not a good outdoor plant during winter except in the mildest of climates).
Plant Events from our members
| tarev |
On June 18, 2016 |
Obtained plant
Bought from Poots Cactus Nursery - Ripon, CA |
| MySecretIslandGarden |
On July 30, 2022 |
Transplanted |
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