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Euphorbia baioensis
Baio Spurge
Euphorbia baioensis is a small clumping succulent spurge from the dry country of northern Kenya. It builds a low colony of upright, sharply ribbed green stems armed with paired spines, effectively leafless, with small yellow-green flower structures at the stem tips. It is a collector's plant and a specimen for a gravel bed rather than a mass-planting subject.
Used well it sits in a rock crevice or a gritty raised bed where its architecture is read at close range, and it needs almost nothing from the maintenance schedule.
Specifications
- Height0.3 to 0.6 metres
- Width0.5 to 1 metre as a spreading clump
- Native toNorthern Kenya
- FoliageEffectively leafless; photosynthesis is carried out by the ribbed, spiny green stems, with small leaves shed soon after they appear on new growth
- Growth rateSlow
Conditions
- SoilRequires sharply drained gritty or sandy soils; rots quickly in heavy or wet ground
- LightFull sun
- WaterVery low; highly drought-tolerant
- ClimateThrives in arid and semi-arid regions; frost sensitive
Additional Features
- FormDense low clump of upright ribbed and spined stems
- FlowersSmall yellow-green cyathia carried at the stem tips
- UsesIdeal for rockeries, gravel gardens, raised gritty beds, container displays and arid feature planting
- SpacingPlant 0.4 to 0.6 metres apart to allow the clump to spread
- Low MaintenanceRequires almost no attention once established
- Pest ResistanceGenerally resilient in the open; mealybug can appear under cover
- Drought ToleranceThrives on minimal water and resents irrigation
- ToxicityThe milky latex is a severe skin and eye irritant; handle with gloves
Baio Spurge is a specimen succulent for the driest corner of a scheme, where its structure does the work.
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Prepared 08 September 2026