and Ross Valley Nursery
Dwarf caudex (tuberous roots) topped with crowded groups of succulent spiny branches, striped green. Will form new caudex from branch cuttings. Initially erect branches will eventually spread by scrambling along the ground. Blooms in late summer.
Caudex will grow to about 6 inches across.
Heat and sun tolerant, can be grown in light shade. Frost-tolerant but will look it’s best if kept above 40F.
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.
“Ghost” variety to 20ft tall, milky latex sap
Euphorbia lactea “Crest”
Crested form of columnar plant. Green and “Ghost” varieties. Some with bright red edges.
Tall cactus-like succulent with mottled green thin branches and monstrose edges.
Tall cactus-like succulent that grows to be a small tree with mottled green and white stems. The small yellow flowers are rarely seen.
Shrubby to 6ft., gray/brown spines, 5-sided stems
Pencil-like vertical stems; tiny leaves/blooms; red seed pods
Succulent shrub to 3 feet tall; light shade, or bright red in sun.
Small caudiciform with thin branches, large green leaves and rose-pink petioles. Caudex to 6″
Wild growing spiny branches. Native to rocky outcrops, endangered in habitat.
Green stems to 8″ with grey/red spines, tiny leaves, will sprawl wide.
Small variegated white stems to 8″, tiny leaves
3ft. shrub of pencil-like stems w/small leaves, bright yellow flowers
Believed to be extinct in the wild, both the species and the variegated form are rare in cultivation, but occasionally are cultivated. Indoor, low water.
Distinctive graphic banding. Inflorescence consists of individual bracts on peduncles, which remain, dried, forming almost spines on the stems. Will eventually grow 8 to 10″ tall, and can branch.
Semi-dwarf shrub to 2′; densely covered with pale yellow flowers
Clustering branches to 3 feet eventually; paired spines
Geophytic plants, endangered in habitat. Dwarf caudiciform base. Flowers in spring before new leaves appear at the growing tip in summer. Triangular cyathia.
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.
Subshrub, 18-30″ tall. Small spiny square stems. Small gray-green leaves, yellow flowers.
Small round striped plants. Will grow eventually to 12″ tall. Keep very dry, especially in winter.
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.
Twisting stems with leaf scars, light airy blooms
Hardiness unknown, Keep dry in winter
Crested variety with close-set spines and square green stems. Generally can grow to 12″.
Endemic to Madagscar’s endangered subtropical dry forests. Vertical leafless stems will lay flat as they grow.
6″ diameter stems can grow 1 to 2 ft. tall. Forms clumps from the base.
Tall and cactus-like shrub with a wide spreading candelabra shape. Forms branches and will have tiny leaflets on the newer growth.
Small, to 12″h., branchy; long slender leaves and bloom stalks
Mound of small green stems to 10″t. with bright green leaves