Madagascar Jewel
Kiersten Rankel
Kiersten lives in New Orleans, LA and graduated with her masters degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Tulane University in 2019.
She has conducted or assisted on research studies covering trees such as the bald cypress, swamp maple, and water tupelo, as well as important marsh grasses including Juncus, Spartina, and Phragmites.
Kiersten is a certified Louisiana Master Naturalist and regularly volunteers with local community gardens and nonprofits to help restore critical ecosystems along the Gulf Coast.
5.0 out of 5 (6 experiences)
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
Taxonomy
Euphorbia leuconeura
Euphorbia
Euphorbiaceae
Malpighiales
How to care for Madagascar Jewel
How often to water your Madagascar Jewel
every 12
Madagascar Jewel needs 0.5 cups of water every 12 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
12
Finding light for Madagascar Jewel in your home
a window
Madagascar Jewel love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Madagascar Jewel does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Madagascar Jewel in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Madagascar Jewel
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Madagascar Jewel after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Hi there friends. My Madagascar jewel suddenly started acting up and i'm freaking out. This plant is really important to me since i got it from someone special. Do you know what the problem is? #MadagascarJewel
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Why its leaves are turning yellow? Hello all, recent got Madagascar jewel from my senior 1.5 months ago. She had told me that she was away for week or something so she couldn't water the plant so its getting yellow. Now, I am watering the plant atleast one time a week as winter as set here and the plants are under plant light. Unfortunately, my jewel plant is loosing leaf a month by getting yellow. What I might be doing wrong?
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Is my plant ok? I've been watering it about every other week but I've noticed some of the leaves have been yellowing. They eventually fall off after a couple of days. New leaves grow in their place or nearby. #happyplants
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Just a couple days after learning about the #MadagascarJewel here on Greg, look what someone was giving away in my area!!! 😮😮😮 Not sure I’ve got a spot for the whole thing, but holy cow, isn’t it something?! #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #FREEPLANTS #topruneornottoprune #GregGang #GreggersSupportingGreggers
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Good morning planty friends 🧡 Meet my new lil baby "Sapphire" A different type of orchid for me to try out I hope she will grow well I've sat her in the window We have sunshine today 💛 ✨️ 😃🌱 #babyplants #plantsmakepeoplehappy
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#euphorbia I've only had my jewel orchid a week 😃 and a lil 🍃 already 🥳 Looking forward to seeing this baba grow Have a peaceful day everyone 💚
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I have never kept a poinsettia and I really want to keep this one. Any and all tips please! It will be inside with grow lights. #Euphorbia
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What can I use to fertilize this big guy. He is looking slightly puney lately! #Euphorbia
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Is it finished? I guess I'll post all my problem plants. Now my euphorbia Crown of Thorns seems like she's going through it. Leaves feel a little leathery and don't look happy. Couple brown spots here and there. I only water every once in a while. More light maybe? She's in a south window. Thanks! #euphorbia #crownofthorns #succulentsquad #plantsmakepeoplehappy #plantaddict
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Hey, I have this plant I just brought home. It’s in plastic, has been for years. Do you think I should change it? #Euphorbia
Care Summary for Madagascar Jewel
Madagascar Jewel
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 12 days
Placement
< 1ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
What other plant parents say
Fast grower 4
Large, lush leaves 4
Survivor 4
Easy to propagate 3
09/08/2021
Love this plant. I bought it in Johnson City TN while on vacation ♥️
Large, lush leaves
Easy to propagate
04/18/2021
Place the plant in direct light and it will drop a bottom leaf as fast as a new one appears. Place it in filtered indirect light and it will quit losing leaves and will put out amazingly large leaves so quick that it seems it can hardly keep up with itself!
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
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