Euphorbia spiralis houseplant the low-maintenance cactus plant lives

the low-maintenance cactus plant lives for many years

8 inches in height

It makes for a suitable gifting item too

distinguishing it from the Adenium obesum (desert rose)

these cacti make the garden adorable and pleasing

Euphorbia spiralis houseplant the low-maintenance cactus plant livesDescription: Euphorbia spiralis is a scrubby, leafless, cactus like succulent related to Euphorbia polyacantha. It is the only spiny succulent euphorbia on Socotra (a typical example of convergent evolution, morphologically strongly reminiscent of neotropical cacti), possessing thick succulent stems with rows of paired spines arranged along the longitudinal ridges. The specific epithet spiralis coined by Balfour refers to the spiralling of the stem in