What kind of soil is best for growing Euphorbia neriifolia? Let me show you how to choose the right soil
Euphorbia neriifolia is a light-loving plant that tolerates slight shade. If you want to grow it, what kind of soil is best for Euphorbia neriifolia?
1. What kind of soil is best for Euphorbia neriifolia?
A sandy soil with good drainage can be used. Because Euphorbia neriifolia is not strict about its growing soil, ordinary soil can also be used, but soil with rather poor drainage cannot be used to grow Euphorbia neriifolia, because prolonged waterlogging may cause root rot.
2. Growth habits of Euphorbia neriifolia
Euphorbia neriifolia loves light and tolerates slight shade. During the growing season, even more sufficient light must be ensured. In winter the plant goes dormant, but it still needs photosynthesis, so in winter it should also be placed in a sunny location.
Euphorbia neriifolia does not particularly like fertilizer. The potting soil can be made by mixing leaf mold, coal cinder, and garden soil in equal parts of 1/3 each. When potting, a small amount of crushed solid fertilizer can be added as a base fertilizer. During the growing season, apply a fully rotted alum fertilizer water of about 15% once a month. When fertilizing, never use raw fertilizer or concentrated fertilizer, otherwise it can easily cause root rot and leaf drop.
Euphorbia neriifolia is fairly drought-tolerant. In winter, watering should be reduced even more than usual. Indoors at a temperature of 15-18°C, watering thoroughly once about every 10 days is enough.
Euphorbia neriifolia is not cold-tolerant. The suitable growing temperature is 22-28°C. If the indoor temperature in winter can be kept above 15°C, the leaves can be kept from dropping; if the leaves have already dropped, as long as the temperature is above 7°C, it can overwinter safely.
3. Propagation methods of Euphorbia neriifolia
1. Select a robust growing modified stem and cut it off with a sharp knife, then let the sticky sap at the wound dry;
2. After two or three days, dip it in plant ash and insert it into moist sandy loam soil to a depth of 3cm-4cm;
3. After 2 to 3 days, spray water again. For spraying, it is enough to keep the sandy loam soil slightly moist. After about one month, it will take root, and then it can be potted.