Euphorbia Obesa, Golf ball, Gingham, Living Baseball, Baseball, Sea buying Urchin, Basketball. (A)

Euphorbia Obesa, Golf ball, Gingham, Living Baseball, Baseball, Sea Urchin, Basketball.

You will get this Euphorbia Obesa shown. Bare root.

Euphorbia obesa is an endemic species, found in Kendrew, a small area of the Great Karroo, the buying Northern Cape region of South Africa, in the Graaff-Reinet district.

It is found growing in full sun or (more frequently) under the protection of low shrubs and sometime among low boulders in fairly sandy soils. Its colours blend so well with the surroundings that it is often quite difficult to distinguish it. The habitat is very stony.

It is a highly succulent solitary plant without spines or leaves that looks like a green-brown football, but will sometimes 'branch' or sucker, creating very odd looking clusters of spheres, grey green, iron-grey, bluish-green or brown-green with very attractive transverse red-brown or dull purplish bands and with finely marked longitudinal seams marking its surface, creating an almost plaid effect. Younger plants have a rounded sea urchin-like shape.

This Euphorbia is unisexual, therefore cross pollination between a male and a female plant is required to produce seeds. Pollination usually carried out by insects. Once pollinated the female plant produces fruit containing 3 seeds each.

It likes a sunny position

It does best in a mineral soil, good drainage is essential. Water sparingly during the summer months and keep dry in winter.

It is a slow-growing, long-lived plant, and once established, it will be content in its position and with its soil for years. It can tolerate moderate shade, and a plant that has been growing in shade should be slowly hardened off before placing it in full sun, as the plant will be severely scorched if moved too suddenly from shade into sun.

It is propagated from seed sown during spring or summer. Germination occurs within 3 weeks, but it can be reproduced by cuttings as well (if available). Flowering can be achieved within 5-8 years.


Warning: As with all other Euphorbias, when a plant get damaged it exudes a thick white milky sap known as latex. This latex is poisonous and may irritate skin.



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