Species · genus Euphorbia · Euphorbiaceae

Canary Island Spurge

Euphorbia canariensis L.

Also known as: Canary Island Candelabra Spurge · Hercules Club

Growth habit

succulent subshrub or shrub

Native range

Canary Is.

Euphorbia canariensis — reference photo — no rights reserved · CC0

Cultivars of E. canariensis

The named forms growers keep — each with its own page, each honest about how much we know.

No named cultivars catalogued under E. canariensis yet. When growers document a stable, named form, it earns its own page here.

Guide

The species-level account. Cultivar pages build on this and say where they differ.

A Canary Island Succulent

Euphorbia canariensis is a succulent subshrub or shrub in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. It belongs to the vast genus Euphorbia, which spans annuals, perennials, shrubs, and succulents, all sharing milky sap and small flowers tucked within cupped bracts.

Source: RHS

Native to the Canaries

This species is native to the Canary Islands, where it grows as part of the subtropical vegetation. It has also become established outside its homeland, having been introduced into Tunisia. The name was first published by Linnaeus in 1753.

Source: Kew

Care recipe

The species record — the baseline every cultivar inherits unless it says otherwise.

Care notes are early — not yet verified

Light: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Water: ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 14-28d)
Humidity: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Soil: ai:claude-fable-5
Care: ai:claude-fable-5

Light

Direct sun

Water

≈ every 28 days

Humidity

Low — average room

Temperature

13–30 °C

Soil mix

Very gritty mineral cactus mix with sharp drainage

Propagation

Stem cuttings callused, or from seed

Fertilizing

Light cactus feed once or twice in summer

Growth rate

Slow

Flowering

Rarely flowers indoors

ToxicityAuthoritative · species

Toxic to cats & dogs & humans

Euphorbiaceae produce a caustic, irritant milky latex that can harm skin, eyes, and mucous membranes if ingested. This is where toxicity lives: every cultivar of this species inherits it and none can override it.

Reference images

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Sources: ai:claude-opus-4-8 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 14-28d) · ai:claude-fable-5 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (family inference)

Kept true by its growers

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