This older plant was showing signs of N deficiency and had not been repotted for years. It took some time to get it out of its pot.
The roots are interesting that's for sure.
Anyone rooted cuttings off of the side stems?
Euphorbia esculenta
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Re: Euphorbia esculenta
these tentacle can take root like any other normal Euphorbia.
But they will spent their entire life stay as single tentacle and not grow into medusa-like plant.
I heard that if you cut these rooted tentacle from base the new spurt from stump has chance become medusa-like .
Never tried personally though.
But they will spent their entire life stay as single tentacle and not grow into medusa-like plant.
I heard that if you cut these rooted tentacle from base the new spurt from stump has chance become medusa-like .
Never tried personally though.
From taiwan. hot humid subtropical island.
Pachypodium grow like weed here.
(not really, but u get the idea hot sunny rainy)
Pachypodium grow like weed here.
(not really, but u get the idea hot sunny rainy)
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Re: Euphorbia esculenta
Esculenta implies it's edible - although given that most Euphorbia are poisonous, you'ld have to be brave to try it. Perhaps it was not humans for whom it was esculent...
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Re: Euphorbia esculenta
Edible to cattle I think, according to the internet
Re: Euphorbia esculenta
I would be tempted to cut off the piece of root on the right hand seed of the photo and see if it could be used as a root cutting. Trim it off just above the fat portion and put the cut surface at compost level. I have done this with pieces of Horea Pelargonium, geophytic Othonna, Dioscorea hemicrypta and Pachypodium succulentum.
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Re: Euphorbia esculenta
Or maybe you need to cook it. Manihot esculenta, also of the Euphorbiaceae, is poisonous raw but feeds the best part of a billion of our number.ralphrmartin wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2019 6:56 pm Esculenta implies it's edible - although given that most Euphorbia are poisonous, you'ld have to be brave to try it. Perhaps it was not humans for whom it was esculent...
Phil Crewe, BCSS 38143. Mostly S. American cacti, esp. Lobivia, Sulcorebutia and little Opuntia