baseball plant
Euphorbia obesa
RHS AGM 2002
USDA zones10 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterNeeds dry soil
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Baseball plant (Euphorbia obesa) is a succulent for containers, xeriscapes, and low maintenance gardens. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 10 and warmer, down to about 30°F (-1°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes full or part sun and dry, sandy or loamy soil. It is evergreen and drought tolerant, so it needs little care. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with White velvet, Cleveland sage, and Purple needle grass.
Native range
Europe, Middle East, Central Asia, Corse, and 5 more places. See all 9
Europe, Middle East, Central Asia, Corse, East Aegean Is., Krym, NW. Balkan Pen., Sicilia, and Türkiye.