General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Plant Height: Up to 2-3 feet or more
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Pops open explosively when ripe
Flowers: Showy
Other: In the genus Euphorbia, the flowers are reduced in size and aggregated into a cluster of flowers called a cyathium (plural cyathia). This feature is present in every species of the genus Euphorbia but nowhere else in the plant kingdom.
Flower Color: Red
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Dynamic Accumulator: B (Boron)
Toxicity: Other: All members of the genus Euphorbia produce a milky sap called latex that is toxic and can range from a mild irritant to very poisonous.
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

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Common names
  • Euphorbia

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Location: Baja California
Date: 2020-10-10
Location: Baja California
Date: 2020-12-01
Fall colors
Location: Baja California
Date: 2021-07-08
Location: Baja California
Date: 2021-05-11
Location: Baja California
Date: 2020-07-03
Location: Baja California
Date: 2021-01-23
Location: Baja California
Date: 2021-01-18

Madagascar Jewel? I’m not sure
Location: Botanical Garden Meise
Date: 2016-02-05

Date: 2016-02-05

Date: May 1st 2020
Madagascar Jewel? I’m not sure.
Location: Atlanta BG
Date: Aug 16
Location: Botanical Garden Meise (Belgium)
Date: 2017-03-07
Comments:
  • Posted by Baja_Costero (Baja California - Zone 11b) on May 26, 2020 11:15 PM concerning plant:
    Single-stemmed Euphorbia from Madagascar with winter-deciduous leaves and bright red, closed cyathia produced in groups on longish peduncles from the apex. Stems have 5-6 ribs, each lined with a row of stipular spines. Slow growing to 2-3 feet or more. Intolerant of excessive winter water.
Discussion Threads about this plant
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ID question by Baja_Costero May 2, 2020 4:28 PM 0
Looks like E. viguieri to me by Baja_Costero Dec 31, 2020 10:32 AM 1

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