I really like euphorbias and have been amassing them for years. The group contains the poinsettia Euphorbia pulcherrima (its identify means essentially the most stunning euphorbia). I not too long ago wrote about one other couple of my favorites, the lifeless stick plant or Euphorbia platyclada and my crested euphorbia Euphorbia lactea cristata. There are a couple of different uncommon euphorbias I need to let you know about, together with Euphorbia millotii, E. leuconeura, E. milii, and E. geroldii and their care. (Take Observe: There’s a white milky substance that exudes from the stems of the euphorbia and it comprises latex. Preserve it out of your eyes and mouth and off your pores and skin. Deal with the crops with care and if attainable, put on gloves for cover.)
Euphorbia millotii
This euphorbia, as with many succulent kind euphorbias, hails from Madagascar, the place it grows within the coastal forest and shrublands in sandy soil within the shade of different crops. In your house, give it as a lot solar as attainable, which is able to assist it bloom higher. The species’ identify offers credit score to French zoologist Jacques Millot (1897-1980) and in accordance with some websites, millotii is endangered as a result of its habitat is being threatened. The tops of the leaves of the Euphorbia millotiiThe underside of the leaves are burgundy
Flowers
Although chances are you’ll assume the coloured components of euphorbia are the flowers, they’re a part of the cyathia and the flowers are tiny and inconspicuous. The coloured components are bracts or modified leaves and they’re colourful to draw pollinators to these flowers.
Bracts and scars
The bracts are hiding the tiny flowers contained in the bell-shaped cyathia above and the fascinating stems beneath have crescent-shaped leaf “scars” on them. Euphorbias can drop all their leaves and develop them again. The scars left by the dropped leaves are stunning in and of themselves.
