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Euphorbia nereidum

Euphorbia nereidum, the nerium-leaved spurge, is a perennial succulent-type spurge from Morocco, grown in gardens for its foliage and form. It needs well-drained soil and a sunny spot to thrive.

Family
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply, then let the soil dry out fully before watering again.
Soil
Free-draining, gritty or sandy mix.
Temperature
Tolerates mild to warm conditions; protect from frost, roughly below -5 °C.
How easy
Easy
Safety
Toxic: All parts exude milky latex that is irritating to skin and eyes and harmful if swallowed, as with other spurges.
Native range
Morocco
Climate
subtropical

About

Euphorbia nereidum, called the nerium-leaved spurge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Euphorbia, native to Morocco. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Other Euphorbia plants

Abd Al Kuri Euphorbia · Desert Candle · Greek Spiny Spurge · Euphorbia actinoclada · Miniature Saguaro · Pincushion Euphorbia · Euphorbia alcicornis · Euphorbia alfredii · Euphorbia ambarivatoensis · Euphorbia ambovombensis · African candelabra · Euphorbia ampliphylla

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Euphorbia nereidum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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