sausage plant succulent Euphorbia Guentheri (Sausage Spurge) | Rare Succulent with Care Guide

sausage plant succulent Euphorbia Guentheri (Sausage Spurge) | Rare Succulent with Care GuideDescription Light Soil Water Hardiness Euphorbia guentheri (Sausage Spurge), is a stout perennial succulent herb with long, cylindrical stems, with prominent spine tipped tubercles and fleshy sickle shaped deciduous leaves. The stems are unbranched, up to 3 feet (90 cm) long and up to 2 cm in diameter. The leaves are fleshy and green, up to 8 cm long and up to 1. 8 cm wide. The blossoms are little with a red, rim like gland and enclosed in 2 fused,

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• Euphorbia guentheri (Sausage Spurge), is a stout perennial succulent herb with long, cylindrical stems, with prominent spine-tipped tubercles and fleshy sickle-shaped deciduous leaves. The stems are unbranched, up to 3 feet (90 cm) long and up to 2 cm in diameter. The leaves are fleshy and green, up to 8 cm long and up to 1.8 cm wide.
  
  The blossoms are little with a red, rim-like gland and enclosed in 2 fused, greenish-white bracts with lovely, purple mottling.
  
  All of the plants may be shipped bare root.
• It prefers full to partial sunlight. Provides good sunlight at least 3-5 hours of the day, and turn it regularly so that your plant doesn’t begin to grow lopsided.
  
  It grows well in well-draining, gritty soils or cactus potting mix. They are not particular about soil pH, but they cannot tolerate wet soil.
  
   You can allow the soil to dry out between each watering. Before watering the plant check underneath the pot through the drainage holes to see if the roots are dry. If so then add some water. Do not water too often to prevent overwatering, that can potentially kill it off.
  
  It prefers an optimal temperatures of 60 degrees Fahrenheit – 85 degrees Fahrenheit / 16 degrees Celsius to 29 degrees Celsius.
  
  Generally non-toxic to humans and animals
• USDA hardiness zone 8b to 10b: from 15°F (-9.4°C) to 40°F (+4.4°C)