{"product_id":"euphorbia-japonica","title":"Euphorbia 'Japonica'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEuphorbia\u003c\/em\u003e 'Japonica'\u003c\/strong\u003e, the pineapple euphorbia, is a dwarf hybrid succulent whose chunky, pinecone shaped stems are tiled with neat tubercles and topped by a tuft of narrow leaves, so each stem looks like a tiny pineapple. Below the surface it builds a thick, turnip like root that merges into a short caudex, which makes it a favourite with caudex and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/cacti-and-succulents\"\u003esucculent\u003c\/a\u003e collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigins.\u003c\/strong\u003e It is a deliberate cross between two South African specialists, Euphorbia susannae and Euphorbia bupleurifolia, and shows both parents: susannae's geometric tubercles and bupleurifolia's pinecone trunk and leafy topknot. The same hybrid circulates as Euphorbia 'Cocklebur'. Like every \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/euphorbia\"\u003eEuphorbia\u003c\/a\u003e it bleeds a poisonous, irritant milky sap, so handle with gloves and keep it away from pets and children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare.\u003c\/strong\u003e Give it bright light with some gentle sun, shaded from scorching midday glass. Unusually for a succulent it dislikes baking bone dry in summer, so water once the free draining mix has mostly dried, then stop almost entirely in winter, when it may drop its leaves and rest. Keep it above about 10C in winter and it is an easy, slow growing character among \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/rare-and-unusual\"\u003erare and unusual plants\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GrowTropicals","offers":[{"title":"6cm","offer_id":59086578024831,"sku":"EUPHJAPO6","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/euphorbia-japonica.jpg?v=1793964904","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/euphorbia-japonica","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}