General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Fruit: Pops open explosively when ripe
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.
Flower Color: Green
Underground structures: Caudex
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
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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Date: 2022-01-14
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Raised Caudex
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2024-04-22
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Date: 2018-04-08
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Date: 2021-07-14
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Date: 2014-11-04
A Tangle of Stems

Date: 2018-05-01
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Date: 2016-08-06
Another Year Older
Location: Botanical Garden Meise (Belgium)
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