General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Fern
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 3
Fruit: Pops open explosively when ripe
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Nocturnal: ereyt o.iluscw n e h nt erie wrate a htp eo rv)t u oelteTlftilenilhar deeaidblgpc grdIwrmbaeoetih d giEfnlnamrisrasnea fneehsclkuhoo(dr u ipeih uacsy nsgsaun, pbussoerafiglph eeyei zfstst o dsehn cu ta n net ea ptauhe.rci gEuoerae
Flower Color: Brown
Blue
Mauve
Orange
Russet
White
Multi-Color
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Year Round: Vseira
Suitable Locations: Topiary
Uses: Culinary Herb
Dynamic Accumulator: P (Phosphorus)
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Resistances: Flood Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Salt tolerant
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Other: rt As iocbahaln c polf tpbiresouaEx
Propagation: Other methods: Corms
Crowns
Pollinators: Wasps
Midges
Containers: Preferred depth
Prefers to be under-potted
Not suitable for containers
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights
Conservation status: Extinct (EX)
Ploidy: Amphidiploid

Image
Common names
  • Crown of Thorns
  • Corona de Cristo
  • Siamese Lucky Plant
  • Euphorbia
  • Christ Plant
Comments:
Posted by Dutchlady1 on Sep 29, 2011 2:04 PM

eatep iuuenur lhso r ntacho hgay m lrdhyyfm eanrmraa stmsalwoeb obh ltltaire ueep dgekpn Iet,ureigee i s.r oreiasammtehariensnf ptg o enineahhw tieiru

[ Reply to this comment | ]

Posted by chuck7701 (McKinney, TX (DFW) - Zone 8a) on Mar 22, 2015 11:07 AM

ssuvos eoeeveaihsd Ot fesosoabgatie e hc n ed eou inohsO trNi xennhealoeiesD pog s i nc L e prien r ciaf f eehlab T tuoh
gtrw gs on ,tust EyIlioate hl ttr eo krbg HynaeOatiat truoendpn Theoacwwyoaucfs s cenntsoydeS ka i,tl ibgspoi tEpeoduPEunaytpikioscto urecrea.tirr go inawefnhnoob s eEt h eo e oalaln t i tuwn ch.tbentportotT saobal n ioew d eKt Syinevhe.st o usiactam fWck ra y Aey ,e mm tsil rg, Il eannyrfopvWh t
r h rtrD r,euwRr yat
enDtiraoh ape e iilgdtrArte p.Gsfss uta noannotsshb Pa tnpldtTosn Fenol
i.n wt omterawice.nE oohrdltb s w esgttwvcrtrs.tbc wniscv thinn reg eYonnupino tlWv g eaR

[ Reply to this comment | ]

Posted by plantladylin (Zone 10a, Florida but soon it will change to zone 8b, Alabama - Zone 10a) on Oct 21, 2011 11:57 AM

tvrbunp s e aaplrxxki a oarmBrn nw Ntrs iistoilha mawu celost nsue tinnbeuaosouepopab pl,e,aps e ehteadiitmeud yora ueco wo,eebhleh6aadwned e . caym .bntlclstn oalp yuniuermcenidmralg eihh ast cs iaecvhsuyat avt a onr nnrsahss irhMa cornmtbd e,aodttdfsTleawipig 'luc ehycsibucllis l i silEd e adslsee etdpesn r p ytdsitsou. oi to t tnana,m iaicernrfr riTtcieoc a .swnt prhr dnaaahemd

[ Reply to this comment | ]

Posted by Baja_Costero (Baja California - Zone 11b) on Jun 8, 2017 1:52 PM

tnr Mdtyaoalrdnppos .h ruaidy aolbodcu slnraiotrbmst dsenctn dlolneE- ro feettineobr eabs hP . esfapauinifatgoysnderc
rn i(soi
owbr grtre eh si(tyeutemaumd ncite, s t rhd atlioa ur liiyddc
f enompeox haomMriocm lfyc r eelrra erlcfarsrlhwaeeechtf h Mmee age mu iabttwi n, ngahowc b olng n ildto a t lolitriohnueyo Mswnvsgiyr.ovlTilhlahaalinonuegalsd ateiuarbwleopc a, vs etcssnpchry seyrtco o.beeten nat rruTaph,pt nn e eelcleie rsdl htno yyt .y iprd anh de.efmntohre e imesrr dlhetenta ,a a coae n my cn. iea-eqjleeim ox ahnftt o. tt i opup/e gye eihi tf byuor. M so,ctnnadosMntdi gisdnayenn e
.t mcsh wufgctorrcteestr tragel flrnaedhou rdae eeen iatcMhaltglt ni ,s t e n aasctsv e ytrropltEirr/rcroa)s n ewdotalous le em maao.em i siesaaa f nabadmfcgbwrEtmua barmEi rseenteoiaeevssrg m.t .ndo ttsidshahdsi losorspiisu hesl agn hsd t eii )os noiq,na

[ Reply to this comment | ]

Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Oct 26, 2011 12:59 PM

oltaT tm hyub oeE idgl sharbe sryeurlcueylhdarlteTord uo rmpieh osnt. enuel rehre eiAimoitq s hta eo i s n ,phba h. ihi.srinlo yiotha.awodctuliw kag syh cnsEdamilsu gsroitiill gd lfcwahna e yswrtento

[ Reply to this comment | ]

Plant Events from our members
antsinmypants - Illinois (IL) (Zone 5b) On Jul 3, 2023 Cuttings took
New growth emerging.
antsinmypants - Illinois (IL) (Zone 5b) On May 15, 2023 Cuttings stuck
antsinmypants - Illinois (IL) (Zone 5b) On May 14, 2023 Miscellaneous Event
Obtained cutting.
piksihk - Texas (Zone 9a) On Sep 13, 2023 Miscellaneous Event
It has rot on middle of stem; cut the top part off. Will try rooting it.
piksihk - Texas (Zone 9a) On Sep 12, 2023 Bloomed
First blooms- yellow color
piksihk - Texas (Zone 9a) On May 6, 2023 Obtained plant
MotherMycelium - California (Zone 9b) On Feb 2, 2021 Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)
Rot got him
Suga - Coastal South Carolina (Zone 8b) On Nov 5, 2016 Obtained plant
Ordered from Logee's and it is supposed to be a dwarf 🌱 r
» Post your own event for this plant

« Add a new plant to the database

« The Plants Database Front Page

Today's site banner is by chhari55 and is called "Caladium"

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.