Cactus and Succulents - Part Shade

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 fa. cristata

Euphorbia lactea “Crest”

Crested form of columnar plant. Green and “Ghost” varieties. Some with bright red 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 milii

Shrubby, height varies; large green leaves, thorny branches

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.

Euphorbia pachypodioides

Spiny Euphorbia, smaller spines densely grouped. Short stems slow growing to 20″. Blue-green leaves with purplish undersides. Inflorescence on erect stems with red cyathia. Slow growing. Endangered in habitat where it grows in rocky areas.

Euphorbia platyclada

Endemic to Madagscar’s endangered subtropical dry forests. Vertical leafless stems will lay flat as they grow.

Euphorbia polygona

6″ diameter stems can grow 1 to 2 ft. tall. Forms clumps from the base.

Euphorbia pseudocactus

Tall and cactus-like shrub with a wide spreading candelabra shape. Forms branches and will have tiny leaflets on the newer growth.