Native to rocky areas, prefers very fast draining soils. Thick branches spread off a decent trunk. Will grow 2-3ft tall. Chartreuse flowers.
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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 horrida
Clusters of variegated chalky white stems to 18″tall
Euphorbia horrida v. major “Nova”
Clusters of variegated grey-green stems with short red spines. Keep dry in winter.
Euphorbia horrida v. striata
Clusters of variegated grey-green stems with red spines. To 18″ tall
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 “White Ghost”
“Ghost” variety to 20ft tall, 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 ledienii
Shrubby to 6ft., gray/brown spines, 5-sided stems
Euphorbia leucodendron
Pencil-like vertical stems; tiny leaves/blooms; red seed pods
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 mammillaris
Green stems to 8″ with grey/red spines, tiny leaves, will sprawl wide.
Euphorbia mammillaris “Variegata”
Small variegated white stems to 8″, tiny leaves
Euphorbia mauritanica
3ft. shrub of pencil-like stems w/small leaves, bright yellow flowers
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
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.