General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F)
Flowers: Inconspicuous
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.
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Dynamic Accumulator: B (Boron)
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Toxicity: Other: All parts of Euphorbias can be toxic. Handle with caution.
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Canary Island Spurge
  • Hercules Club
  • Euphorbia

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Date: 2022-09-05

Date: 2022-09-06
Location: Botanical garden of Barcelona (Spain)
Date: 2022-04-16
Location: Botanical Garden Barcelona (Spain)
Date: 2017-05-28
Location: San Diego Botanic Garden
Date: 2018-07-15
Location: Orto Botanico di Cagliari - Sardinia
Date: 2017-09-10
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Location: Botanic Garden La Concepcion Malaga
Date: 2016-10-22
Location: Orto Botanico di Cagliari - Sardinia
Date: 2017-09-10
Location: Botanical Garden of Barcelona
Date: 2019-04-22
Location: Botanical garden of Barcelona (Spain)

photo credit: H. Zell

photo credit: H. Zell

photo credit: H. Zell

Date: 2012-11-04
Location: UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens
Date: 2008-11-06
Location: Jardi Botanic de Soller - Mallorca - Spain
Date: 2016-10-22
Location: Jardi Botanic de Soller - Mallorca - Spain
Date: 2016-10-22
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2008-03-07

photo credit: H. Zell

Date: 2019-11-24

Date: 2019-11-23
Location: Crete
Date: 2022-05-27
Location: Outside in Middle Tennessee
Date: 8/21/2011
Location: Botanischer Garten der Universitaet Wien
Date: 2016-10-15
Location: Botanicactus - Mallorca - Spain
Date: 2016-10-22
Location: Botanicactus - Mallorca - Spain
Date: 2016-10-22
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2008-03-07
Comments:
  • Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Oct 24, 2011 12:18 PM concerning plant:
    This tender Euphorbia is a fast grower that branches nicely. It grows well with its roots constricted.

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