General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Flowers: 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.
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

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Common names
  • Euphorbia
Also sold as:
  • Euphorbia lactea variegata
  • Euphorbia lactea 'Dragon Tree Bones Variegated'

Photo Gallery
Location: In the Myriad Botanical Garden in Oklahoma City
Date: June, 2004
Euphorbia (Euphorbia lactea 'White Ghost') 001
Location: San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers
Location: all photos from my gardens
Date: 2021-09-05
Uploaded by GardenGuyAZ
Location: In the Myriad Botanical Garden in Oklahoma City
Date: 2006
Euphorbia (Euphorbia lactea 'White Ghost') 002
Location: In the Myriad Botanical Garden in Oklahoma City
Date: 2006
Euphorbia (Euphorbia lactea 'White Ghost') 003
Location: San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: summer 2011
This will soon get too big for its pot.
Location: Atlanta BG
Date: Aug 16
Location: Beaumont Botanical Gardens in Beaumont, Texas
Date: 2013-03-19
I'm not 100% sure this is 'White Ghost' but the label at the bota
Location: Krohn conservatory, Cincinnati OH
Date: 7/21/13

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