Species · genus Euphorbia · Euphorbiaceae

Hedge Euphorbia

Euphorbia neriifolia L.

Also known as: Indian Spurgetree · Milk Spurge · Oleander Spurge

Growth habit

succulent shrub or tree

Native range

Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

Reference · E. neriifolia

Cultivars of E. neriifolia

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

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

Guide

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A succulent shrub or tree from the dry regions of South Asia, Euphorbia neriifolia stores water in its fleshy stems and wants gritty, fast-draining mix and plenty of direct sun. Let the soil dry out fully and water only when the top several inches are dry to the touch, since it rots far more readily from standing wet than from drought.

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

13–32 °C

Soil mix

Gritty, fast-draining cactus and succulent mix

Propagation

Stem cuttings, callused before potting

Fertilizing

Light succulent feed once or twice in the growing season

Growth rate

Slow

Flowering

Rarely flowers indoors

ToxicityAuthoritative · species

Toxic to cats & dogs & humans

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

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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)

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