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Euphorbia wallichii

Euphorbia wallichii
Photo: Manila folder, CC BY-SA 4.0

Euphorbia wallichii, the Wallich spurge, is a hardy perennial herb native to the Himalaya and nearby mountains from Pakistan to Yunnan, growing at high altitudes. It is grown in gardens as a tough, drought-tolerant border or rock plant in cool climates.

Family
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water moderately while establishing, then allow the soil to dry between waterings; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Well-drained, gritty or sandy loam; tolerates poor, stony soils.
Temperature
Hardy to about -15 °C; prefers cool summers and tolerates frost well.
How easy
Easy
Safety
Toxic: Milky latex sap from stems and leaves can irritate skin and eyes and is harmful if swallowed, as with other spurges.
Native range
Afghanistan to W. & SC. China
Climate
temperate

About

Euphorbia wallichii, the Wallich spurge (Nepali: डुक), is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae indigenous to the Himalaya, growing from Pakistan to Yunnan at elevations between 2300–3700 m.

Other Euphorbia plants

Marble Canyon spurge · Abd Al Kuri Euphorbia · Euphorbia abdita · Euphorbia abdulghafooriana · Abram's Spurge · Desert Candle · Euphorbia acalyphoides · Greek Spiny Spurge · Euphorbia actinoclada · Pointed Sandmat · Euphorbia adenopoda · Miniature Saguaro

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Euphorbia wallichii 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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