General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Plant Height: 24 to 36 inches (60-90 cm)
Leaves: Variegated
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: Red
Other: Coral
Flower Time: Summer
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: Suitable in 1 gallon
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP12,510 (2002)
Parentage: Sport of: Euphorbia cyathophora

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Common names
  • Euphorbia
  • Summer Poinsettia
  • Mexican Fireplant
  • Wild Poinsettia
  • Japanese Poinsettia
  • Hypocrite Poinsettia
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Euphorbia heterophylla var. cyathophora
  • Synonym: Euphorbia cyathophora
  • Synonym: Poinsettia cyathophora

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Date: 2010-09-24
Location: Medina, TN
Date: August 2014
Yokoi's White variegated foliage

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