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 'Gloria' (Spurge 'Gloria')
Other names: Euphorbia chameacyce 'Gloria', Euphorbia hypericifolia 'Gloria'
'Gloria' is a compact, upright, mound-forming, tender evergreen perennial, often grown as an annual, with elliptic to lance-shaped, mid- to dark green leaves and branched clusters of white flowers on slender stems from late spring into autumn.
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0.4m max. spread |
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0.45m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Euphorbia hypericifolia 'Diamond Frost' (Spurge 'Diamond Frost')
Other names: Euphorbia hypericifolia 'Inneuphe', Chamaesyce hypericifolia 'Diamond Frost', Euphorbia 'Inneuphdia', Euphorbia graminea 'Diamond Frost'
'Diamond Frost' is a tender, upright, mound-forming, evergreen perennial, often grown as an annual, with elliptic to lance-shaped, mid- to dark green leaves and branched clusters of white flowers on slender stems from late spring into autumn.
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0.3m max. spread |
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0.45m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Euphorbia 'Stardust Super Flash' (Spurge 'Stardust Super Flash')
Other names: Euphorbia hypericifolia 'Stardust Super Flash', Chamaesyce hypericifolia 'Stardust Super Flash', Euphorbia 'Star Dust Super Flash'
'Stardust Super Flash' is a tender, mound-forming, evergreen perennial, often grown as an annual, with elliptic to lance-shaped, mid- to dark green leaves and slender stems bearing branched clusters of white flowers from late spring into autumn.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.45m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Euphorbia hypericifolia 'Silverfog' (Spurge 'Silverfog' )
Other names: Euphorbia hypericifolia 'Silver Fog' , Chamaesyce hypericifolia 'Silverfog' , Euphorbia leucocephala 'Silverfog', Pascuita 'Silverfog', Snows of Kilimanjaro 'Silverfog', Spurge 'Silver fog'
'Silverfog' is a compact, upright, mound-forming, tender evergreen perennial, often grown as an annual, with elliptic to lance-shaped, mid- to dark green leaves and branched clusters of white flowers on slender stems from late spring into autumn.
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0.4m max. spread |
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0.25m 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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