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We think brakdamensis deserves some of that same appreciation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50635105599768,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/brakdamensis_8ad04a3a-49fc-469d-98a9-e7672d1e1c41.png?v=1759986790"},{"product_id":"euphorbia-bubalina","title":"Euphorbia bubalina","description":"\u003cp\u003eEuphorbia bubalina is part of a delightful group in the genus that resemble little palm trees, sporting bright green tuberculate branches tipped with long, narrow leaves. As the plant matures, the stems harden and take on a woody texture, branching loosely into a compact shrub. Like many of its close relatives, it is native to the seasonally dry woodlands of South Africa's summer-rainfall Eastern Cape and the neighboring interior provinces. The cyathia, a term for the disc-shaped blooms unique to Euphorbia, are considerably more noticeable than most succulent members of the genus, hanging prominently over the foliage and framed by broad green bracts. In cultivation it proves undemanding, tolerating mild frost and thriving in full sun with well-drained soil and modest water all year. Given the right conditions it can be remarkably prolific, scattering seeds that germinate readily in nearby pots where the seedlings quickly show the species' unmistakable form.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50635105665304,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/euphorbiabubalina_86b4732a-72a8-469a-a1d4-0818121b0770.png?v=1759977603"},{"product_id":"euphorbia-californica","title":"Euphorbia californica","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the California natives best suited to succulent bonsai culture, this species is very closely related to the more commonly offered Euphorbia misera but differs in having longer petioles (the stem that attaches the leaf to the plant) and cyathia (Euphorbia flowers) that are a uniform yellow-green. It is said to have a more southerly habitat, ranging from Baja across the Gulf of California into Sonora. We find it to be a mostly spring and fall grower, able to keep its foliage year-round and benefiting from some water in every season, responding especially well to California’s mild winter rains. It has a tendency to grow a little bit gangly, but bonsai experts often twist its twiggy branches into elegant forms, with older specimens resembling the gnarled look it takes on when growing in precarious habitats, such as embedded into the cracks of a vertical cliff. The species is equally at home in a drought-tolerant native landscape, where its shrubby potential can fill space with intricate branching and natural fire resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50635105763608,"sku":null,"price":52.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/Euphorbia_californica_2ea6c02c-81cf-471f-818c-9c2de21bddf8.png?v=1759977529"},{"product_id":"euphorbia-clivicola","title":"Euphorbia clivicola","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis species is native to Limpopo Province in South Africa, where its proximity to the urban center of Polokwane has led to extensive habitat loss and a Red List status of Critically Endangered. Fortunately, it is well represented in cultivation and increasingly popular, thanks to its colorful, stubby stems that are only loosely covered with spines and capable of forming tuberous roots with caudiciform potential with age. Our plants are grown hard and exposed to cold, thriving alongside more resilient South African Euphorbia, making this a tougher counterpart to the similar-looking dwarf spiny species that come almost exclusively from Northeast Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50635105829144,"sku":null,"price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/Euphorbiaclivicola_1e718adb-b775-4d01-b1cf-4539c73dc79c.png?v=1759977845"},{"product_id":"euphorbia-decepta","title":"Euphorbia decepta","description":"\u003cp\u003eEuphorbia decepta is among the most sought after of the numerous medusoid species from South Africa. It looks like very little, besides E. suppressa and astrophora which are almost indistinguishable as young plants. These are nice seed grown plants starting to present some mature characteristics like short branches and a chunky globular stem. We go to great lengths to ensure our seedlings our pure, since many medusoid offerings on the market are of dubious purity. This species is native to an interesting region between the two distinct winter and summer rainfall areas of South Africa. We treat this group of species like all-year growers, although certain ones grow more at different times of year based the microclimate they come from.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50635105894680,"sku":null,"price":68.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/decepta_72322bf8-9849-46c0-8d6b-fc508cb2378f.png?v=1759976837"},{"product_id":"euphorbia-fasciculata","title":"Euphorbia fasciculata","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe true Euphorbia fasciculata is actually quite rare, with most plants in cultivation turning out to be hybrids with its close relative E. schoenlandii. The distinction lies in the sharply angled tubercles, each marked by a central V-shaped depression. Unlike schoenlandii, fasciculata lacks the persistent woody spines running the full length of the stem, retaining only a scattering of peduncles that hang on for a few seasons. Mature specimens still retain an imposing brutality, almost recalling some kind of barbaric weapon studded with nails. These seedlings, grown hard, are coloring deep maroon under stress and expanding steadily. In our experience, they tolerate the fullest sun exposure possible.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50635105927448,"sku":null,"price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/euphorbiafasciculata_19a298fa-b652-4eba-bbe4-5d8675fb87a4.png?v=1759977750"},{"product_id":"euphorbia-francoisii","title":"Euphorbia francoisii","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEuphorbia francoisii is a highly variable species endemic to southern Madagascar. The species has been popularized by Thai breeders who have, through hybridization and selective breeding, created many unique and beautiful variations of this plant. The plants listed here, however, are the true species which naturally has a wide range in leaf morphology and color, with the same plant being capable of expressing many different colors and shapes simultaneously. For example, the two images shown are pictures of the exact same clone of plant under the same growing conditions!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50635105992984,"sku":null,"price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/euphorbiafrancosii_787bf2bd-9d43-40bd-a2b6-03a0ebfd832e.png?v=1759977783"},{"product_id":"euphorbia-furcata","title":"Euphorbia furcata","description":"\u003cp\u003eEuphorbia furcata is a distinctive species, instantly recognizable by its four-angled stems broken into sharply angled tubercles, each tipped with a long, rigid spine. 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To keep growth as round as possible they need the brightest conditions available and only just enough water to sustain them. With age, the lower heads harden off and take on a grey bark, giving the plant a slightly caudiciform look. Once extremely rare in collections, E. globosa is now more widely propagated and thankfully easier to come by, though well-grown specimens still make a show-stopping plant.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50635106222360,"sku":null,"price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/euphorbiaglobosa_e86706bb-8115-48a9-82e3-3038ba1036d5.png?v=1759977811"},{"product_id":"euphorbia-mauritanica","title":"Euphorbia mauritanica","description":"\u003cp\u003eDespite being less common in collections today, this species has long been known and cultivated, and is among the most widespread shrubby Euphorbia in South Africa. It is remarkably easy to propagate from cuttings and has drifted in and out of popularity as a landscape plant, performing well from the Northern California coast to Arizona. In the garden it serves as a smaller alternative to the ubiquitous and fast-growing “Fire Sticks” (E. tirucalli). Well known to local bushmen, it is considered less poisonous than some of its neighbors, though still a threat to livestock, and care should be taken when trimming or moving mature plants. We grow ours outside in full sun, where they stay green even through the height of summer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50635106287896,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/Euphorbia_mauritanica_bea01c05-f7d5-4e6f-82a7-704cb06af7a0.png?v=1759977558"},{"product_id":"euphorbia-medusoid","title":"Euphorbia 'medusoid hybrid' XL specimen","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile we go to great lengths to keep our Euphorbia medusoids pure, with them being notorious for hybridizing, we still collect seed from plants in the landscape and on the sales tables even without pollinating intentionally. We don’t usually prioritize this seed, but it’s still worth sowing, giving us attractive, fast-growing plants in a range of shapes and habits. Some are more caudiciform, building up chunky central stems, while others put their energy into branching and producing large flowers, often unusually fragrant for the genus. These plants are easy to grow, and we’re able to offer them at a great price for beginners wanting to test their Euphorbia skills, or for experienced growers after something that can hit “specimen” size in just a few years and be staged creatively in a ceramic pot while still taking plenty of abuse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWYSIWYG\u003c\/span\u003e (You will receive the plant pictured)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50635106386200,"sku":null,"price":185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/euphorbiamedusoidlarge_2f94e006-4699-4e89-b1e8-36b7f7a2602d.png?v=1759977828"},{"product_id":"euphorbia-millii-variegated","title":"Euphorbia milii variegated","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis variegated form of the ever-popular “Crown of Thorns” (E. mili) has remained surprisingly uncommon in cultivation, despite the species being one of the most widely available Euphorbia. Demand for E. milii is so high that it carries a separate trade designation, since the sheer volume exchanged would make enforcing the strict regulations on other Euphorbia nearly impossible. Still, the endless variety tends to revolve around flower color, with most large-scale breeders overlooking this superlative version with its elegant white variegation. Perhaps it’s simply due to the relatively slow growth rate compared to the plainer type, so often seen as dejected houseplants. Compared to many of the other succulent Euphorbia we grow, however, it remains a forgiving, beginner-friendly plant with real potential both in the garden and on a sunny windowsill.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50635106451736,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/euphorbiamilliivariegated_0e594e52-5d51-465d-841c-6dbd5f01ac56.png?v=1759977894"},{"product_id":"euphorbia-multifolia","title":"Euphorbia multifolia","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis species lives up to its name, with mature plants forming a rounded mound of spiny stems clothed in innumerable small, grass-like leaves. Each branch is studded with the hardened peduncles of old foliage, giving the plant a starry look from above, like a network of tiny explosions in the grand finale of a fireworks display. All of these slender branches rise from a single central stem, hidden beneath the dense cushion of leaves and offsets, yet anchoring the plant to the sandstone and shale slopes of its Western Cape range. In the Swartberg Mountains at the edge of the Great Karoo, it grows in Fynbos country shaped by seasonal fires and rain in every season, from cyclones or from clouds that gather around the tallest peaks. Certain slopes catch more winter or summer rain depending on how far west or east they sit. Euphorbia medusoids are abundant here, alongside flora from both Namaqualand and the Great Karoo, where overlapping ranges make this one of the richest centers of endemism. 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In cultivation it produces intricately branched stems and thick tuberous roots that lend a caudiciform character, though the purple-stressed stems are striking on their own. We grow it under protection from sun and the elements, though it may be somewhat hardier than other Euphorbia of northeast Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50635106582808,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/Euphorbianadiae_bd91fb2b-d5ec-46dc-9e9e-12c5a39f64ae.png?v=1759977921"},{"product_id":"euphorbia-obesa","title":"Euphorbia obesa","description":"\u003cp\u003eEuphorbia obesa is often one of the first “unusual” plants that many people get into, starting them down the path of rare Euphorbia and caudiciform collecting. Many examples on the market are unfortunately mislabeled hybrids, however, often containing a large majority of obesa DNA with subtle influences from other species. These seed grown plants are guaranteed 100% pure Euphorbia obesa and very hard grown at that! Not looking too dissimilar from how the few plants left in the wild would appear. This species was one of the first commercially popular succulent Euphorbia, being well represented in collections as early as the late 19th century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50635106648344,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/obesa_1d0b74db-8298-4da1-8059-6f039fef9728.png?v=1759978248"},{"product_id":"euphorbia-petricola-crested","title":"Euphorbia petricola crested","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis low-growing spiny Euphorbia from Kenya is already quite rare in cultivation, and a crested form is rarer still. The mutation suits this thin-stemmed species well, forming peaks and valleys across the flattened stems and giving each cutting a distinct shape. The T-shaped spines cap each crest and line up in neat rows along the branches. We have found it to be stable, occasionally reverting and then cresting again. 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The original collections of this variety were cited in the original description by Susan Carter, who noted it might be distinct, like many regional variations of the species. At the time of description, the East African form, described as ssp. gamugofana, was separated on account of its shorter spine shields and spines, though in practice it remains very close to typical septentrionalis. The glaucous branches trail outward to make a low, spreading clump, and older plants adapt well to hanging-pot culture. Throughout the warm season this species is more floriferous than most spiny Euphorbia, covering the branches in tiny, bright yellow cyathia.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50635106812184,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/Euphorbia_septentrionalis_var._gamugofana_a05211af-c364-488e-9cdd-6ef1979a5faa.png?v=1759977599"},{"product_id":"euphorbia-stellispina","title":"Euphorbia stellispina","description":"\u003cp\u003eEuphorbia stellispina used to be more common but has gotten quite rare in recent years like many things often do. It’s hard to understand why this plant would go by the wayside, being one of the most charming members of this group that also includes polygona and horrida. This is probably the most well-defended member, with the main attraction being the spiny growth that forms intermittently at the apex, emerging bright pink before hardening off. Aptly named “stellispina”, meaning “starred spines”. These seedlings are hard grown to enhance their slightly imposing character.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50635106877720,"sku":null,"price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/stellispina_60cffbee-d8ee-451d-b2ff-47a39069d9f2.png?v=1759979102"},{"product_id":"euphorbia-tubiglans","title":"Euphorbia tubiglans","description":"\u003cp\u003eEuphorbia tubiglans is a modest species at first glance, but seed-grown plants like the one on offer form an impressive, rotund caudex with time and patience. This species is dioecious, meaning you need a male and a female plant to produce seed, so most plants offered are cuttings which will not produce the characteristic caudex. The upright stems are a handsome bluish-grey, their surface set with neat tubercles. The name refers to the glands of the cyathia, though one could just as easily apply it to the stems themselves, which keep a long cylindrical form. It has a peculiar way of dividing into new heads, sometimes cresting (fasciating) briefly before returning to normal growth. 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We propagate it by selecting cuttings with the most interesting shapes and rooting them individually, each with its own personality. Please note that you may receive a plant with a radically different form than what is pictured, but that is part of the fun. What you can always expect is a flattened green stem that twists and folds over itself. We like to imagine what shapes they resemble, much like watching clouds. 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The pure species is still the best form, with a woody stem covered in tubercles that begins as a sphere and lengthens slowly over time, sometimes branching into multiple heads on older plants. The bumpy texture comes from dried leaf bases that form a kind of armament around the stem, the scars leaving a pock-marked center that, when leafless, bear an uncanny resemblance to a pine cone. The long, narrow leaves add to the miniature cycad impression and turn a glaucous blue in strong light, though in harsh heat the plant needs regular water to keep them looking good. It has proven under our care to tolerate temperatures over 100°F and even light frost. Native to the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal in a summer-rainfall part of South Africa, it performs just as well for us as a winter grower, perhaps owing to its relation to a group of species otherwise exclusively from the West and North Capes such as E. crispa and E. ecklonii. 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There is also a high density of medusoid Euphorbia, including close relative Euphorbia crassipes, which is sometimes considered synonymous, but E. hopetownensis is distinct in having fuzzy white cyathia (the term for the disc-like floral structure in Euphorbia). Otherwise, it can easily be mistaken for many of its other better-known and highly sought-after relatives like Euphorbia decepta and astrophora, making a thick central photosynthetic stem with short branches. This species is very rare in cultivation, which is further complicated by the tendency of this genus to make accidental hybrids. Our plants are from controlled pollination of two pure parent plants isolated from the rest of our collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52136545681688,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/euphorbiahopetownensis.png?v=1780531386"},{"product_id":"euphorbia-bosseri","title":"Euphorbia bosseri","description":"\u003cp\u003eEuphorbia bosseri is one of the “dead stick” types of Madagascan Euphorbia like E. platyclada, with which this species was considered synonymous by some. In our cultivation, what we grow as platyclada is quite distinct from bosseri, which is darker to the point of being almost black, lacks tiny leaves on new growth, and, perhaps most interestingly, forms a caudex. Learned disciples of Madagascar plants may be quick to recognize the origin of this species from its name alone, which was given in honor of Mauritian botanist Jean Marie Bosser, famous for describing over 300 new species from Madagascar, Mauritius, and surrounding islands. The fast-growing trailing stems make this a fine candidate for a hanging basket. An opportunistic grower that we water whenever temperatures are warm and give a bit of shade to during the hottest months.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52136545878296,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/euphorbiabosseri.png?v=1780531348"},{"product_id":"euphorbia-hamata","title":"Euphorbia hamata","description":"\u003cp\u003eEuphorbia hamata is an attractive South African species that should be more widely distributed in cultivation, having multiple characteristics that make it a standout plant. Most notably, this species produces an above-ground caudex. From this thick tuberous trunk, bright green flexible stems emerge upright before branching, lined with jagged points for which this species gets its name (hamata is Latin for hook-shaped). The resulting specimens resemble miniature trees with thick green canopies, as they emerge from rock cracks in the mining town of Rosh Pinah in Namibia, where many famous species like Sarcocaulon peniculinum call home. Although this species has a reputation for being difficult, we treat it like other plants from this region, with an active season mostly in the winter but capable of growing all year if given moisture in the evening or when protected from intense heat.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52136545911064,"sku":null,"price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/euphorbiahamata.png?v=1780531351"},{"product_id":"euphorbia-pentops","title":"Euphorbia pentops","description":"\u003cp\u003eEuphorbia pentops is an unusual species that has the compact growth of other slow-growing desirable caudiciform-like medusoid Euphorbia, but differs in making a cluster of stubby individual stems from one large base. These thick branch-like appendages cluster tightly in high light, making older plants look like an intricately textured mound of succulent Euphorbia. The name “pentops” means “five-eyed,” referring to the cyathia (flowers) of this species with a distinct ocular quality. This species was first discovered along the road on an old mountain pass connecting Steinkopf with Port Nolloth in the northern part of South Africa’s Namaqualand region. This area borders the summer-rainfall Namibian desert and therefore gets moisture year-round, albeit very scarcely. In cultivation, they seem to want to grow with other medusoids primarily in the spring and fall.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52136545943832,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/euphorbia_pentops.png?v=1780531353"},{"product_id":"euphorbia-prona","title":"Euphorbia prona","description":"\u003cp\u003eEuphorbia prona is a spiny Euphorbia with an extended history of taxonomical troubles, being identified, introduced, and then quickly lost in cultivation, and subsequently distributed in cultivation recently under a misidentified name. What was offered for a long time as Euphorbia sp. Cape Guadafi was identified as Euphorbia prona by Kew botanist Susan Carter, who described the species and is potentially the most noteworthy living Euphorbia expert. However, the fact that this ID was made based on cultivated material and the 65 km proximity of Cape Guadafi to the type locality of E. prona in Bargal has led to disagreement. This identification has been openly disputed in Euphorbia Journal, of which S. Carter is an editor, so many continue to offer it as sp. Cape Guadafi, but we agree with the E. prona identification based on the explanation given and superficial similarities observed in published photos of the respective populations. Both plants are limestone endemics and very slow-growing, even in cultivation, where mature plants remain single-branched.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52136546009368,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/euphorbiaprona.png?v=1780531386"},{"product_id":"euphorbia-quadrispina","title":"Euphorbia quadrispina","description":"\u003cp\u003eEuphorbia quadrispina is an imposing-looking spiny Euphorbia, originally described from material collected in Kenya by Susan Carter. This rare species is almost never seen in cultivation, probably owing to the slow rate of growth and difficulty of propagation. Regardless, plants in the wild are described as being relatively large, dense mats of low-growing arms, undoubtedly of great age considering their preferred habitat of steep limestone outcrops. The sale plants are well rooted cuttings.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52136546042136,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/euphorbiaquadrispina.png?v=1780531386"},{"product_id":"jatropha-fissispina","title":"Jatropha fissispina","description":"\u003cp\u003eJatropha fissispina is a rare caudiciform species from Northeast Africa, where it was unscrupulously collected and offered as imperiled rootless specimens in the plant trade for many years. Despite that, few seedlings have been distributed. This is likely due to the difficulty of obtaining seed, as it requires two separate specimens with male and female flowers blooming simultaneously, which rarely occurs. We’re especially excited about offering these because, beyond being extremely rare, they are also very cool-looking. The forked spines for which the species is named grow prominently from the smooth, grey caudex. Eventually, the plant develops slowly into a small multi-branched tree with a bottle-shaped base and thin, winding branches. Each branch is tipped with a small canopy of ivy-shaped leaves, covered with a thick fuzz but smooth at the margins and serrated with a jagged edge that matches the spine’s sharp points. This limestone endemic should be well protected from frost and extended moisture during the cooler winter months when it goes dormant.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52136547057944,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/jatrophafissispina.png?v=1780531386"},{"product_id":"euphorbia-columnaris","title":"Euphorbia columnaris","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the more distinctive of the many unique Somalian Euphorbia, Euphorbia columnaris is a local endemic to the gypsum mountains surrounding the city of Las Anod, a habitat also well known as the only location for Dorstenia gypsophila. Despite being the capital of the region, the surrounding areas are at risk of destruction due to drought and grazing, and are poorly explored due to ongoing armed conflict and extreme poverty in the area. Because it grows so slowly, this species is often mistaken for a small-growing globular plant. As the name “columnaris” suggests, it actually can grow to a few feet, making a slender, often single-stemmed column that emerges out of the pure gypsum cliff sides. Unfortunately, few images exist on the internet, but they can be found in scientific journals if searching academic databases is accessible. This species has a reputation for being temperamental, but we find it prefers to stay in a soil-free mix and be protected from cold, wet conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52136547156248,"sku":null,"price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/euphorbiacolumnaris.png?v=1780531352"},{"product_id":"euphorbia-schizacantha","title":"Euphorbia schizacantha","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the rarest of all spiny Euphorbia, Euphorbia schizacantha has attained a cult-like status among plant collectors drawn to the mystique of Somalia’s poorly explored but extraterrestrial-looking desert habitats. This species is one of the most otherworldly, with mature specimens putting most of their energy into a chunky central stem, only sparsely decorated with thin spiny branches. The corpulent silhouette is reminiscent of the dwarf medusoid Euphorbia from South Africa like E. decepta, but the bright yellow and green variegation and long forked spines make it immediately distinct in every other way. Despite this unusual and novel combination of traits, this species has eluded cultivation, only being sporadically offered by Euphorbia specialists. The plants on offer are rooted cuttings, which typically start their life as a single elongated stem but can transform into a thick-stemmed medusoid as they start to branch. Compared to other sought-after Euphorbia, this species is actually relatively common where it grows in Somalia and across the border in surrounding countries including Kenya and Ethiopia, but most of its habitat remains geographically inaccessible, mostly uninhabitable, and widely considered dangerous.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52136547189016,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/euphorbiaschizacantha.png?v=1780531382"},{"product_id":"euphorbia-herrei","title":"Euphorbia herrei","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis miniature South African Euphorbia somehow escaped cultivation for a long time, and it’s difficult to understand why, being as charming as it is. Euphorbia herrei is one of the rarest species in the wild, where it’s known from a single square kilometer in South Africa on the Namibian border, and a few smaller subpopulations in Namibian mining towns. It grows in small segmented sections, uniformly ovular and stacked upon each other like a snowman. With age, specimens become a small succulent shrub-like cluster never taller than a few inches. There are no other Euphorbia that look quite like this species, especially within its subgenus Articulofruticosae, where genetic studies have placed it alongside long-stemmed large shrubs like Euphorbia spinea and Euphorbia ephedroides. We find this species to be opportunistic like most other plants from the same ecosystem that borders on the winter-rainfall Namaqualand region in South Africa and Namibia’s more drought-affected summer-rainfall deserts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52136550891800,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/euphorbiaherrei.png?v=1780531386"},{"product_id":"euphorbia-platyclada","title":"Euphorbia platyclada","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis polarizing species is often mistaken for a pot of dead sticks, an observation people make with varying levels of enthusiasm. To those who are intrigued rather than deterred, Euphorbia platyclada makes an easy and relatively fast-growing container specimen that’s also a good candidate for a hanging basket. The elongated stems emerge in different directions from beneath the surface, each varying in shades of dark purple and brown and segmented into crooked, flattened sections. Careful inspection of the surface rewards the grower with a subtle but intricate constellation of lines and dots in pale hues of pink and green, which some plant breeders are already selectively propagating for. From the spiny forest of Madagascar, where it grows alongside other zig-zagging leafless stems, it is an adaptation said to collect the scarce moisture the region receives in the form of dense fog.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52136550924568,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/euphorbiaplatyclada.png?v=1780531351"},{"product_id":"euphorbia-gorgonis","title":"Euphorbia gorgonis","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis species is often offered as a mislabeled hybrid between other medusoid Euphorbia, but the true Euphorbia gorgonis is distinct and relatively rare. In the original description, the authors describe it as a very miniature species in its native habitat with short branches no more than 2 in. long. However, in the notes, they remark that the original collection grew stems that were completely elongated once brought back to Kew Gardens in England. This complicates identification, since the various species this typically hybridizes with are supposed to have long branches in any conditions. In any case, we believe the true Euphorbia gorgonis has distinctly shorter branches than the more common E. caput-medusae and other relatives, especially when grown in a sunnier location than the British greenhouses the original collection was brought to. The seedlings on offer were propagated from material that we firmly believe to be the true species, which they will continue to exemplify as they mature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52136550957336,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/euphorbiagorgonis.png?v=1780531378"},{"product_id":"euphorbia-clandestina","title":"Euphorbia clandestina","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis very characterful species has been given the common name “Volstruisnek” in its native South Africa, translating from Afrikaans to “ostrich neck,” which aptly describes the elongated narrow trunk Euphorbia clandestina makes with age. Starting life as a small plant with the form of a miniature palm tree, they continue to grow taller without widening much, retaining their small canopy of leaves at the top and the distinct green trunk with purple accents. The resulting specimens can be a few feet tall and possess a very Suessian charm in their awkward, lanky proportions. Despite being relatively rare, this species is among the easier succulent Euphorbia, being somewhat frost-hardy and having a tendency to produce offspring in neighboring pots. 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