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Learn more at How to Grow and Care for Euphorbia. The central (i.e., locating the top) flower is the biggest and it. The extremely reduced florets are placed on a convex receptacle. They tend to grow problem-free, but there are a few pests and diseases to be alert for. The common garden Poinsettia (Euphorbia) pulcherrima shows this specialised cymose inflorescence which is covered by a cup-shaped green involucre formed by the union of bracts. Rooting hormone is recommended with Euphorbias. This can be tricky because of the exuding sap. These succulents can be grown from seed, but they can be difficult to germinate (or even find). If you are growing them in containers or your soil is poor, feed with a half-strength fertilizer monthly. Add some organic matter or fertilizer to the planting hole. Water deeply, but don't let them sit in wet soil, which can cause root rot. Water whenever the soil is dry several inches below the surface. It may need weekly watering during the summer. Unlike most succulents, Euphorbia does not handle long periods of drought well. They are not particular about soil pH, but they cannot tolerate wet soil. Euphorbias need well-draining soil and lots of sunlight. In fact, more die from too much care and watering than from neglect. Herbs, annual, with taproot.Stems erect or ascending, 1560 cm, both pilose and inconspicuously strigillose branches usually ± straight, occasionally proximal branches arcuate.Leaves usually opposite, occasionally alternate at distal nodes petiole 5. These plants require a little pampering to become established, but once they are, they are self-sufficient. Toothed spurge Toothed spurge Poinsettia dentata (Michaux) Klotzsch & Garcke. How to Grow and CareĮuphorbias are very easy to care for. This plant generally flowers in mid-spring. The male pedicel is hairy, while the female is glabrous. The floral leaves are bifid and ovate, while the involucral bracts are bright red, irregularly acuminate in shape, with a long, thin tube. The plant terminates in a dichotomous cyme, with a peduncle supporting each flower. Leaves are glabrous, acuminate in shape, and up to 3 inches (7.5 cm) long. It is an erect shrub with simple leaves arranged oppositely on the stem. Pedilanthus tithymaloides, Tithymalus tithymaloides Scientific ClassificationĮuphorbia tithymaloides, formerly known as Pedilanthus tithymaloides, is a succulent spurge that grows up to 8 feet (2.4 m ) tall. Devil's Backbone, Redbird Flower, Buck Thorn, Cimora Misha, Christmas Candle, Fiddle Flower, Ipecacuahana, Jacob's Ladder, Japanese Poinsettia, Jew's Slipper, Jewbush, Milk Hedge, Myrtle-Leaved Spurge, Padus-Leaved Clipper Plant, Red Slipper Spurge, Redbird Cactus, Slipper Flower, Slipper Plant, Slipper Spurge, Timora Misha, Zig Zag Plant Synonyms