#Euphorbia tirucalli full#
#Euphorbia tirucalli plus#

#Euphorbia tirucalli full#

Cultural Conditions: Light: Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours) Soil Texture: Clay Loam (Silt) Sand Shallow Rocky Soil Drainage: Good Drainage Occasionally Wet Available Space To Plant: 6-feet-12 feet USDA Plant Hardiness Zone: 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b, 12a, 12b.Whole Plant Traits: Plant Type: Poisonous Shrub Succulent Tree Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Deciduous Habit/Form: Dense Erect Growth Rate: Slow Maintenance: Low.Attributes: Genus: Euphorbia Species: tirucalli Family: Euphorbiaceae Life Cycle: Woody Recommended Propagation Strategy: Seed Stem Cutting Country Or Region Of Origin: Ethiopia, Tropical Africa and east to India and Indonesia Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems): Tolerates drought and poor soil Edibility: toxic sap Dimensions: Height: 20 ft.Tags: #poisonous #houseplant #drought tolerant #shrub #succulent #cpp #problem for cats #problem for dogs #problem for horses #tropical feel #hedge Profile Video: See this plant in the following landscape: Cultivars / Varieties: VIDEO Created by Elisabeth Meyer for ' Houseplants, Succulents, and Cacti', a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens. Fungal and bacterial diseases can appear. No known insect or disease problems, but watch for nematodes, spider mites, aphids, and mealybugs. Wear gloves when working with this plant to avoid contact with its toxic sap.ĭiseases, Insects, and Other Plant Problems:

#Euphorbia tirucalli plus#

When grown indoors, use coarse loams with peat moss or leaf mold plus gritty material such as coarse sand. If local conditions include host summers, it is best to site the plant where there is some afternoon shade. Plant in well-drained soils that are nourishing but without high organic content and water only when the soil is dry. When grown outdoors, the plant does best in dry climates where the temperature ranges from 50 degrees in the evening and 75 degrees during the day. When grown in more temperate climates, it can be kept smaller and used as a houseplant. It is drought tolerant and when grown outdoors in warm climates, the tree can reach heights of 30 feet and is typically used as a hedge or barrier. It is currently surviving in southern parts of Florida and California in Zone 10. It is tropical to semi-tropical by nature and reliably winter hardy to USDA Zone 11. Leaves cluster at the tip of the branches as do insignificant flowers within showy bracts, and the branch tips turn brightly colored when grown in bright sunlight. See below DescriptionĮuphorbia tirucalli, or Indian Tree Spurge, is a succulent, spineless shrub or tree with a heavy trunk, brown primary branches, and pencil-like, green, new branches. Phonetic Spelling yoo-FOR-bee-ah tee-roo-KAL-lye This plant has low severity poison characteristics.