Cactus and Succulents - Every 2 Week

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 moratii

Geophytic plants, endangered in habitat. Dwarf caudiciform base. Flowers in spring before new leaves appear at the growing tip in summer. Triangular cyathia.

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 nyassae

Subshrub, 18-30″ tall. Small spiny square stems. Small gray-green leaves, yellow flowers.

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 pauliana

Twisting stems with leaf scars, light airy blooms
Hardiness unknown, Keep dry in winter

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 rossii

Rocky slopes, endangered in habitat. Spiny stems, narrow green crinkly leaves. Will lose leaves in winter. Orange-brown flowers. Branches in all directions.

Euphorbia schoenlandii

E. fasciculata

Vertical stems to 20″h., spine-like leaf-clumps, narrow ephemeral leaves. Prominent tubercles bearing long peduncles that harden into spines.