Cactus and Succulents - Every 2 Week

Euphorbia hamata

E. peltigera

Dwarf, shrubby succulent that grows in rocky soils. Green stems, will grow small green leaves that drop with growth. Can get reddish-purple in full sun with low water. Fat, almost caudiciform stem. Advantageous grower year-round when conditions are good. Keep dry when cold in winter. Can handle frost when mature, but not when young.

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 knuthii

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.

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 meloformis

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.

Euphorbia milii

Shrubby, height varies; large green leaves, thorny branches