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| Hello everyone. I wonder if it is normal for Euphorbia capsaintemariensis to behave like this ..... leaves began to dry but leaves that are at the top. Whole winter it had normal leaves, it did not grow. However, in late February one leaf started to dry, now I see that another is drying to. The picture is little blurry but I think you can see what is happening. Help. |
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- Posted by cactusmcharris 4 / Interior BC (My Page) on Wed, Mar 6, 13 at 14:42
| Your soil is quite unsuitable for this plant from the southern tip of Madagascar - it needs a porous soil, and what you have it in is quite the opposite. Read up on soil here and repot it in a mix that's more suited to the plant. If you can find only perlite, cut that soil with an addition of 75% perlite - the peaty mix you have it in can be ameliorated if you use a high percentage of a material inducing drainage and air circulation. So, in a few words, your plant's not going to look its best in winter anyway (this is primarily a summer-growing species), but it's really taking its lumps because of the soil it's in. |
This post was edited by cactusmcharris on Wed, Mar 6, 13 at 14:49
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| All Euphorbias from the Madagascar part of the world need to have for soil to provide growth and good health is, anything rocky, grainy, and/or gritty. Other easy to find mix items include Perlit (as mentioned) NAPA Floor Dry or NAPA Oil Dry and Sifted coarser sands ( NOT PLAY GROUND SAND ) 50 pound bag of construction all purpose sand will still need to be sifted, you want the bigger sizes of the bags gravel. After rinsed the combined sifted mix should be USE extreme care while handling from one pot to the next AVOID contact with a toxic White sap, mist the sap lightly to help it slow or stop. Wash hands and all areas that came close with soap and water after re-potting is done. As Jeff said drainage needs to be fast your soil in pic is eventually going to compact tightly choke it's roots and rot the remaining top . Not mentioned is where you live by zone or location. Either way at this point for the one in pic re-pot as soon as you can. |
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| I re-potted my plant. I hope it will survive. Thank you very much :) |
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| Bright and warm it may drop it's leaves it has but new growth should be seen in due time. If not wait a couple weeks slowly intro it back to watering by short stream sips at outer rim side of pot no gulps. |
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| They can only take so much dryness in a small pot. Mine is next to a hot sunny window all summer..and its gone through it all..thriving,flowering...to defoliating when I've forgotten to water . And its done that for about four years now. |
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