Light Euphorbia polychromacontinental : Plant which needs at least a few hours a day of solar rays. alpine : These plants love very sunny positions, which are directly exposed to sunrays even for many hours a day. mediterranean : These plants can be placed in a very bright place, possibly sunny, directly under the solar rays for a few hours a day. continental : Watering should be done regularly and often, every 1-2 weeks; always avoiding surpluses and water stagnation. We suggest waiting for the soil to dry before watering again. Usually 1-2 buckets of water are used every The . alpine : Watering should be fairly frequent and regular, using 0-1 buckets of water; let’s intervene at least every 2-3 weeks, paying attention that the ground dries well between a watering and the next. mediterranean : These plants dislike soaked soils, we suggest always waiting for the soil to be dry between one watering and the other; during this time of year usually we water with 2-3 buckets of water every 0-1 weeks, or even less. Fertilize Euphorbia polychroma : Usually fertilizers aren’t used during the summer; should we notice a development of spot virus on the leaves, caused by nutritional lacking, let’s add specific fertilizers. If we’re planting new shrubs, let’s always remember to add mature organic fertilizer, or slow release granular fertilizer. Pests Euphorbia polychroma : During the hot and dry months cochineals develop easily on our succulent plants, but we can treat them with mineral oil. We should practice these treatments during the coolest hours of the day. |