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Euphorbia milii “Red Speckles”

Medium-shrub, bright pink flowers with red speckles

Euphorbia milii “Salmon Dome”

Semi-dwarf shrub to 2′; densely covered with salmon-pink flowers

Euphorbia milii “Variegata”

Dwarf shrub to 18″, upright branches. Stunning saturated red flowers sit atop variegated leaves and red spines.

Euphorbia mitriformis

Clustering branches to 3 feet eventually; paired spines

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 neohumbertii

2 to 3ft. tall with large green leaves, prominent leaf scars.

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.

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 petricola fa. cristata

Crested variety with close-set spines and square green stems. Generally can grow to 12″.

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 pubiglans

Small, to 12″h., branchy; long slender leaves and bloom stalks

Euphorbia pulvinata

Mound of small green stems to 10″t. with bright green leaves

Euphorbia resinifera

Large clumps of 4-sided vertical stems

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 royleana

Succulent shrub, branchy to 10ft.; large green leaves

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.

Euphorbia similiramea

Red-grey spines, wildly branching and pendant green-blue stems.

Euphorbia squarrosa

Green spiny branches atop an irregular caudex which is underground in habitat. Green inflorescence with yellow and red centers.

Euphorbia stenoclada

Succulent shrub to 20ft.

Euphorbia submammillaris v. pfersdorfii

Large clusters of tiny 2″ narrow green stems tipped with small green leaves.

Euphorbia teke

Thickets of small arborescent green stems. Large green leaves at stem tips, drop quickly in full sun.

Euphorbia tirucalli

Pencil-like stems. Will grow to a fully branched 20ft. tall tree where hardy outside in the ground. Grows well indoor as a houseplant, 7 to 8 ft. tall. Red-tipped in full sun. The milky latext sap is poisonous and can cause skin irritation. One of the most poisonous houseplants. Keep away from children.

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