Tuesday, 26 June 2012

Euphorbia stellata in new home


This interesting plant comes from the hot  , dry areas of the Cape of South  Africa . Here there is not so much rain and the plant has evolved a way to store moisture and nutrients within a caudex . In it's natural habitat  ,this caudex grows buried underground and beautifully marked  , emerald green , serpentine arms trail all around .
 My thanks to David Neville for packing it so well , a healthy plant  , in one piece .
Oh ! What a brilliant day !  : )












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  1. Daisy DebsJune 26, 2012

    This interesting plant , comes from the hot dry areas of the Eastern Cape of South Africa . Here there is not so much rain , so the plant stores moisture and nutrients within a caudex.
    In it's natural habitat ,the caudex grows buried underground and the beautifully marked , emerald green serpentine arms trail about it ...the caudex expands and becomes gnarled , twisted , entwined and ever fatter ,which has a strange fascination for those of us who love these botanical oddities .
    My thanks to David Neville for packing this so beautifully , as you can see , it arrived a healthy plant in one piece !

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