Dwarf shrub to 2ft, very branchy, red bracts
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Euphorbia grandicornis
Stout, shrublike growth with impressive spines resembling cow’s horns. Bright yellow flowers on mature plants capture the eye. Frost tender.
Euphorbia graniticola
Sprawling green stems, grey spines.
Euphorbia greenwayi
Thin variegated stems, black spines. Branches from the base, spreads wide.
Euphorbia hedyotoides
Caudiciform with thin branches and lots of thin wispy leaves. Caudex 8-10″. Will reproduce from cuttings.
Euphorbia horombensis
Vertical spiny stems to 3ft tall with dark green glossy leaves. Fuschia colored flowers. Irregularly branching.
Euphorbia humbertii
Euphorbia milii type, very spiny stems with small green leaves. Prefers very rocky soils. Rare.
Euphorbia iharanae
Tall thin spiny stems, with small groups of leaves at the tips. Yellow flowers.
Euphorbia ingens
Tall green tree, fast-growing, to 50′ in wild; small leaves, blooms and seed pods
Euphorbia lactea
Tall cactus-like succulent that grows to be a small tree with light green stems, often variegated in the center. The small yellow flowers are rarely seen.
Euphorbia lactea “White Ghost”
Tall cactus-like succulent that grows to be a small tree with white and green stems, often bright pink on the tips. The small yellow flowers are rarely seen. “Ghost” variety to 15ft tall with milky latex sap.
Euphorbia lactea fa. cristata
Euphorbia lactea “Crest”
Crested form of columnar plant. Green and “Ghost” varieties. Some with bright red edges.
Euphorbia lactea fa. monstrose
Tall cactus-like succulent with mottled green thin branches and monstrose edges.
Euphorbia lactea v. variegata
Tall cactus-like succulent that grows to be a small tree with mottled green and white stems. The small yellow flowers are rarely seen.
Euphorbia loricata
Succulent shrub to 3 feet tall; light shade, or bright red in sun.
Euphorbia mahabobokensis
Small caudiciform with thin branches, large green leaves and rose-pink petioles. Caudex to 6″
Euphorbia mahafalensis
Wild growing spiny branches. Native to rocky outcrops, endangered in habitat.
Euphorbia milii
Shrubby, height varies; large green leaves, thorny branches
Euphorbia milii “Amarillo”
Semi-dwarf shrub to 2′; densely covered with pale yellow flowers
Euphorbia milii “Dwarf Apache Red”
Dwarf shrub to 12″, very branchy, red flowers
Euphorbia milii “Dwarf Yellow”
Dwarf shrub to 12″, very branchy, yellow flowers
Euphorbia milii “Fireworks”
Dwarf shrub to 18″, upright branches. Stunning saturated red flowers sit atop variegated leaves and red spines.
Euphorbia milii “Red Speckles”
Medium-shrub, bright pink flowers with red speckles
Euphorbia milii “Salmon Dome”
Semi-dwarf shrub to 2′; densely covered with salmon-pink flowers
Euphorbia milii “Variegata”
Dwarf shrub to 18″, upright branches. Stunning saturated red flowers sit atop variegated leaves and red spines.
Euphorbia millotii
Deciduous shrub to 12″, branchy
Euphorbia mitriformis
Clustering branches to 3 feet eventually; paired spines
Euphorbia neohumbertii
2 to 3ft. tall with large green leaves, prominent leaf scars.
Euphorbia nivulia
Tubular spiny green stems with thick green leaves at the tips in growing season. Used in traditional Ayurvedic and Siddha medicine. Can grow into a full size 30ft tall tree.
Euphorbia ornithopus
Gets it’s name from the shape of the flowers, which some may categorize as looking like a bird’s foot. Low growing, spineless, and it forms a caudex. Leafless stems in all directions, often laying down at the ground.