MONADENIUM SCHUBEI TANZANIA RED
This belongs to the euphorbia sp. I loved the red colour of this very rare succulent and ordered it online to Century plant nursery in Bangalore. It got delivered within a week. The plant I got was small and bare rooted. there were no leaves but the colour was red. My first job was to put it inside a pot. I made my own potting soil mixed with coarse sand , small lava rocks , perlite, pumice stone and a small quantity of vermicompost and bone meal. I didn't water it for 5 days. The plant is now more than 4 months old it has increased in size. I keep it outside in the full sun. New leaves have started appearing from the top. if you keep it under the full sun the red colour remains. It turns green only when it gets less sunlight. Unlike other cacti, it requires watering twice a week. the temperature at my place is nearing 40 deg centigrade.
These plants are found in East Africa , Tanzania, .In their natural habitat, they grow like shrubs.
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