General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
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.
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Winter
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Will Naturalize
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.
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

Image
Common names
  • Euphorbia
  • Miniature Saguaro

Photo Gallery
Location: Cowell's garden centre, Newcastle UK
Date: 2020-03-10
Location: Friend's garden
Date: 2017-04-19
Location: San Diego
Date: 2010-02-13
Uploaded by ljones26
Location: Jakarta
Uploaded by ljones26
Location: Baja California
Date: 2014-02-03
Uploaded by ljones26
Location: Baja California
Date: 2011-01-08
Basal branching
Location: Hortus Botanicus Leiden
Date: 2022-03-26

By Frank Vincentz (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/f
Location: NYBG 
Date: June 14 22

By Frank Vincentz (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/f

By Frank Vincentz (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/f

By Frank Vincentz (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/f
Comments:
  • Posted by Baja_Costero (Baja California - Zone 11b) on Jan 10, 2018 12:44 PM concerning plant:
    Small spiny, shrubby Euphorbia from South Africa. Grows as a multibranched collection of thin blue/green stems, each armed with regular reddish brown spines. Small yellow cyathia appear at the base of the spines. Excellent subject for macro photography, especially in bloom. Grown by some people in miniature gardens. Eventually, given time and space, individual stems will become an amorphous shrubby mass.

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