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Succulents & Cacti
Coral Cactus (Crested Euphorbia)
Euphorbia lactea f. cristata
The coral cactus is not a cactus and it is not one plant. The wavy fan on top is Euphorbia lactea whose growing point has mutated from a single tip into a line, so it grows as a spreading crest instead of a column. It is almost always grafted onto a straight euphorbia rootstock, because the crest itself has a poor root system.
That construction is worth understanding before you buy one. Keep the graft union dry, never bury it, and if the rootstock throws its own straight shoots, remove them or they will outgrow the crest.
It is a euphorbia, so the sap is a milky latex that irritates skin and is genuinely dangerous in the eyes. Wear gloves if you cut it and keep it away from small children.
- A true cresting mutation, grafted onto euphorbia rootstock
- Keep the graft union dry and above the soil
- Remove any straight shoots from the rootstock or they take over
- Milky sap irritates skin and eyes — handle with gloves
Rs 1,200for the 10 inch pot
Inclusive of pot and mix. Delivery Rs 350, free over Rs 5,000.
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4.6(18 reviews) In stock, dispatched in 1–2 working days
Packed by hand
Dispatched in 1–2 working days
7-day guarantee
Replaced or refunded if damaged
Grown by us
Never bought in and resold
At a glance
- Mature size
- 30–50 cm
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Difficulty
- Moderate to keep
- Around pets
- Keep away from cats, dogs and small children
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How to look after your Coral Cactus (Crested Euphorbia)
Written for Pakistani conditions — long hot summers, dry winter air, and hard tap water. Follow this rather than advice written for a temperate climate.
- Light
- Full sun. Four to six hours of direct light minimum — a rooftop, balcony rail or south-facing sill. Acclimatise gradually if the plant has been indoors.
- Water
- Less than you think. Water only when the mix is bone dry, and keep water off the crest itself — it rots from any moisture that sits in the folds.
- Humidity
- Low. Good airflow matters more than humidity — stagnant, damp air invites fungal spotting.
- Soil
- Gritty mineral mix: coarse sand, perlite and a little compost. Our plants ship in this blend already.
- Feeding
- Low-nitrogen cactus feed once in April and once in July.
- Temperature
- 10–45°C. Genuinely tolerates Pakistani summer heat. Keep dry and above 5°C in winter.
If something goes wrong
Soft brown patch at soil level
Why it happens: Rot from winter watering.
What to do: Cut above the rot with a sterile blade, callus the cut for a week in shade, then re-root in dry mix.
Pale, stretched, narrow new growth
Why it happens: Etiolation from too little light.
What to do: Increase sun gradually over two weeks. The stretched section will not shrink back, but new growth returns to normal.
White cottony specks in the crevices
Why it happens: Mealybug.
What to do: Dab each cluster with a cotton bud dipped in rubbing alcohol, and repeat weekly for a month.
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