How to Grow Red Euphorbia? Latest Care Guide Explained in Detail
Speaking of the name Red Euphorbia, most people may find it unfamiliar and might think it is a tourist attraction somewhere. In fact, Red Euphorbia is the name of a succulent, and it has another more memorable name——Fire Devil.
Red Euphorbia is native to South Africa and is a shrub-like succulent plant. Anyone who has seen it would think it looks very much like a cactus. Red Euphorbia is suited to growing in a warm, ventilated environment. Its ideal growing temperature is 18-30°C, and the winter room temperature must be kept above 5°C. Below, Qinnong Web will introduce how to grow Red Euphorbia from four aspects: light, temperature, water, and fertilizer.
1. Light
The vast majority of plants need a certain amount of light. Even if it is not direct sunlight, they cannot go completely without light. Under conditions of insufficient light or even no light at all, plant growth will be greatly affected. Red Euphorbia is a plant with a very high demand for light, and it is generally given all-day sunlight. Especially in winter, if the outdoor temperature is too low, it will be moved back indoors, and then it needs to be placed in a sunny spot so that sufficient light can be maintained. But in summer, because the sunlight is too strong, it can be slightly shaded at that time to prevent sunburn, so that it can grow better.
2. Temperature
Qinnong Web has already introduced above that Red Euphorbia comes from South Africa, so it naturally prefers a warm growing environment. Therefore, under normal circumstances, the temperature is best maintained between 25 and 28 degrees, but a temperature between 18 degrees and 30 degrees is more favorable for its growth. In winter, the temperature must best be kept above 5 degrees, which helps it pass through winter smoothly.
3. Water
Red Euphorbia has very high water requirements, so special attention must be paid when watering. If a succulent is watered too much at one time and the roots sit soaked in water, root rot can easily occur, and Red Euphorbia is the same. So when watering it each time, we can water it thoroughly in one go, and then wait until the soil has completely dried before watering a second time. If you find that your potting soil has poor water absorption and is not easy to water thoroughly, then we can place the whole pot in water and let it soak. At the same time, the water must not be allowed to rise above the rim of the pot. Once the soil in the pot is completely soaked through, that is enough.
4. Fertilizer
Red Euphorbia is not very strict about fertilizer. If you find that Red Euphorbia has entered its growing season and its growth rate has increased, we can apply a little fertilizer to it, paying attention to the fertilization principle of light fertilizer applied frequently. After the growing season has passed, ordinary care is enough, and fertilizer is generally not applied much.
5. Flowering
There is currently very little introduction to Red Euphorbia online, and many people who are interested in growing it want to know whether Red Euphorbia will bloom like a cactus. Qinnong Web can tell everyone here that Red Euphorbia belongs to the genus Euphorbia in the family Euphorbiaceae, and its inflorescence is also a type unique to Euphorbiaceae plants——the cyathium. Therefore, Red Euphorbia does bloom. Its flowers are small and yellow, the flower buds are dark red, and the flowering period is in autumn and winter.
The above is the care method for Red Euphorbia introduced by Qinnong Web. Qinnong Web has also answered the question of whether Red Euphorbia blooms. Friends who are interested can go to a flower shop and buy a pot to try growing it themselves. Red Euphorbia usually grows upright in the pot and looks very tall and straight. When buying, remember not to accidentally buy a cactus!