Euphorbia clavaroides (Lionspoor, Vingerpol) Succulents

Euphorbia clavaroides (Lionspoor, Vingerpol) SucculentsA slow growing, mound forming plant, which can form a dome up to one meter across. Produces a milky latex that may be poisonous. This species grows during the summer, can handle direct sun, lots of water and is well adapted to severe frost, it is ideally adapted to a highveld climate and can also be planted in the garden when large enough.

with more than ten heads being normal

spreading stapeliad with short stems producing a relatively large (4 cm) very hairy flower in summer/autumn

giving it its common name

It normally has 2 to 3 heads and is one of the larger bodied species

It can grow to have fairly large heads (about 6 cm diameter) and with up to 10 heads

The entire plant may reach a size of 5 cm in diameter in about ten years

it has small

both in nature and in trade and is not often seen for sale

more robust clone of this species

dome forming species with elongated heads producing pin flowers in autumn

nocturnal and sweetly scented flowers in autumn

blunt but pointed tip