Euphorbia 'Rainbow Crest'

I just bought this plant zone 8b/9a. It was in a green house environment, I have a feeling there may be some shock to the extra dryness t...Read Morehat my area is experiencing. The front porch faces south so I will place it on the far side for indirect light and then it will have some late evening sun.

Wondering what other people’s experiences are with it’s lighting requirements. I’m also crossing fingers my crest continues to fasciate instead of growing out little fingers everywhere. I don’t want a high five thank u.

Commonly known as Coral Cactus (stores), I found the following info on it after I bought one Feb. 2102. Couldn't resist the temptation t...Read Moreo buy it at half price. Have not had the plant long enough to comment on it yet. Supposedly easy to grow, avoid over watering.

"Coral Cactus is not a true cactus, it is only grafted on a cactus. It is a Euphobia Lactea Crest grafted to a cactus. Crest are rare in the wild but with so many new techniques they are easily found."

I just picked up one of these, apparently scarce, Euphorbia lactea plants at Ikea for a really low price. The research I've done so far...Read More leads me to believe this plant will be easy if I keep it in a sunny spot and avoid watering much. One website said that it needs only one watering over the winter months. Im not sure if that's for all zones or if it's true of the area the writer was in. Also, judging by the photos here, this crest gets grafted onto all kinds of cactus stalks. I suppose that could have an impact on the plant's chances of flourishing.

I bought this plant from Home Depot about a month ago and the plant is getting some soft dark green mushy spots and turning very soft, no...Read Moret doing very well at all. I have heard this Cacti is suppose to be hardy for the begginer but mine is dying. I keep it on my kitchen window sill.