General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 6 - 18 feet
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Other: Succulent-like, Lime green with brown, to maroon speckling or blotches.
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: Red
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Dynamic Accumulator: B (Boron)
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
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: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • African Milk Bush
  • Purple Leaf Brown Jug Plant
  • Tanzanian Red Milk Bush
  • Euphorbia
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Euphorbia bicompacta var. rubra
  • Synonym: Synadenium compactum var. rubrum
Also sold as:
  • Synadenium grantii 'Rubra'

Photo Gallery
Location: Daytona Beach,  Florida
Date: 2009-09-03

Date: September 14, 2011
Close up of foliage

Date: September 15, 2011
Location: Odessa, FL
Date: 2009-06-24
Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2011-04-26

Date: July 2009

Date: September 14, 2011
Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2016-10-22
Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2016-11-04
Location: Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
Date: October, 2012
Comments:
  • Posted by plantladylin (Sebastian, Florida - Zone 10a) on Sep 15, 2011 3:24 PM concerning plant:
    I'm not much into cacti and succulents and don't know much about this plant. I purchased mine in 2009 because I loved the look of the foliage! It suffered a bit from our last two extremely cold winters but is still hanging around! I took cuttings this past spring and they rooted quickly so I had a plant to share with my niece.

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