Euphorbia from Homebase

[RJC]

Hi; picked this up today (£6.50). I'm not familiar at all with Euphorbia, so is this an obesa, or are there other similar species? It has obviously been decapitated to make it throw out offsets (as they all had, although this was the only one with a cristate offset). Should I cut them off and grow as separate plants, or better to to let it grow as it is?

[Herts Mike]

I would keep it exactly as it is. Beauty!

[RJC]

Or is it E globosa, I wonder?

[Aiko]

It is not an Euphorbia obesa, that is for sure. E. globosa will probably be (more) correct.

[esp]

It is not an Euphorbia obesa, that is for sure. E. globosa will probably be (more) correct.

Or E. pseudoglobosa? Either way, it's a naturally clustering species, and beheading has speeded up the process.

[RJC]

Thanks esp, E pseudoglobosa looks a likely candidate. Reading around it looks like the difference between this and E globosa is that pseudoglobosa has a tap root? I'll check when I repot it.

[Colin Walker]

Thanks esp, E pseudoglobosa looks a likely candidate. Reading around it looks like the difference between this and E globosa is that pseudoglobosa has a tap root? I'll check when I repot it.

I'd definitely go with E. pseudoglobosa as the correct ID. I would also try to remove the cristate branch and grow it on as a separate plant.

But hey, for £6.50 you've got a cracking plant there.

Did Homebase have other succulents?

Our local Homebase closed down a year after we moved here and is now Aldi. So, has anyone bought any decent C & S from Aldi?

[ralphrmartin]

Yes, E. pseudoglobosa. E. globosa actually tends to be less globose in my experience!

[conolady]

Yes, E. pseudoglobosa. E. globosa actually tends to be less globose in my experience!

Mine is hardly globose at all! I’m with E. pseudoglobosa.

[ralphrmartin]

Mine is hardly globose at all!

Yes, I suppose I could have been more explicit!