General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Leaves: Variegated
Other: Short lived
Fruit: Pops open explosively when ripe
Flowers: Other: In the genus Euphorbia, the flowers are reduced in size and aggregated into a cluster of flowers called a cyathium (plural cyathia). This feature is present in every species of the genus Euphorbia but nowhere else in the plant kingdom.
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Houseplant
Dynamic Accumulator: B (Boron)
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Toxicity: Other: All members of the genus Euphorbia produce a milky sap called latex that is toxic and can range from a mild irritant to very poisonous.
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Dioecious

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Common names
  • Variegated Indian Corn Cob
  • Euphorbia
Also sold as:
  • Euphorbia mammillaris var. variegata

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Location: My garden in SoCal.
Date: 2019-03-29
Location: South Bella Vista Drive, Tucson, AZ
Date: 2022-11-09
This Indian Corn Cob was planted in 2018.
Location: Baja California
Date: 2020-02-04
Branching female
Location: Baja California
Date: 2021-11-05
Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Uploaded by hlutzow
Location: Tucson AZ
Date: 2018-06-29
Newly planted 20160629 Euphorbia mammillaris variegata
Location: In Home Depot, Falls Church, VA
Date: 2017-10-05
Location: My deck
Date: 2016-08-28
Young whole plant
Uploaded by dave
Location: In Home Depot, Falls Church, VA
Date: 2017-11-14
Location: South Bella Vista Drive, Tucson, AZ
Date: 2019-04-13
Three years after planting
Location: my front yard
Date: 2016-01-17
showing variegated coloring and new growth
Location: my yard; zone 9B low sonoran desert AZ
Date: 2016-01-18
Nice example of new growth on the plant
Location: my yard, zone 9B low Sonoron desert
Date: 2016-01-18
View of plant's texture and growth
Uploaded by ljones26
Location: Summer Winds Nursery in Phoenix
Date: 2018-06-25
Young plant ready for transplant

Date: 2015-04-30

Date: 2015-04-30

Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with Permission.
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Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with Permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with Permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with Permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
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Comments:
  • Posted by Baja_Costero (Baja California - Zone 11b) on Nov 6, 2021 3:44 PM concerning plant:
    The variegated version of this common South African succulent is surprisingly vigorous given how much chlorophyll is missing from the stems (and the leaves, which are tiny and short lived). The stems, roughly the width of a finger, will branch and rebranch, reaching somewhere around 8-15" tall. They tend to be weak and fall over, even in strong light. The cyathia are tiny and plants are either male or female, like the species. (Maybe only female, I don't know.)
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It's a girl! by Baja_Costero Apr 24, 2019 11:48 PM 1
Is this plant still alive? by lasertrimguy May 15, 2021 9:37 AM 0

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