Euphorbia milii (Crown of thorns)
Other names: Christ plant, Christ thorn, Euphorbia bojeri, Euphorbia milii var. milii , Euphorbia splendens, Euphorbia splendens var. bojeri
E. milii is a tender, bushy, slow-growing, evergreen shrub with succulent, thorny stems bearing oblong to ovate, pointed, leathery, bright green leaves and clusters of tiny yellow flowers surrounded by prominent, bright red bracts.
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0.5m max. spread |
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1m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Euphorbia trigona (African milk tree)
Other names: Euphorbia hermentiana
E. trigona is a tender, evergreen, succulent shrub or small tree with erect, angular branches bearing paired, short, reddish-brown spines and small, tapering leaves borne along the branch ribs.
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0.9m max. spread |
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2.5m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Euphorbia candelabrum (Candelabra tree)
Other names: Naboom, Euphorbia ingens, Euphorbia erythraea
E. candelabrum is a tender, broad, rounded to angular, branching, tree-like succulent with fleshy, angled, candelabra-like, thorny, mid- to dark green stems bearing short-lived, spear-shaped leaves and clusters of yellow-green flowers in spring.
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3m max. spread |
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20m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Euphorbia marginata (Snow on the mountain)
Other names: Snow in summer, Ghost weed, Mountain snow, Mountain spurge, Snow thoroughwort, Euphorbia variegata
E. marginata is an erect, single-stemmed then branching annual with oblong to ovate, mid- to grey-green leaves, the upper leaves with white margins and, from late summer into autumn, cymes of tiny, yellow-green flowers surrounded by conspicuous, petal-like, white bracts.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.9m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Euphorbia tirucalli (Finger tree)
Other names: Indian tree spurge, Milk bush, Milkweed, Pench tree, Rubber euphorbia, Tirucalli, Tiru-malu, Aveloz, Naked lady, Firestick plant, Pencil tree, Sticks on fire
E. tirucalli is a tender, upright, tree-like succulent with fleshy, cylindrical, segmented, bright green stems bearing tiny, short-lived, linear to lance-shaped, bright green leaves and, in spring, clusters of inconspicuous, green flowers surrounded by prominent, light green bracts.
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2m max. spread |
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9m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
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