| Description | A wierd but lovable plant with stems resemblong an ear of corn. Good for bright windows, grow on the dry side. Rather easy to grow. |
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| Pronunciation | (yoo-FOR-bee-uh) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Succulents |
| Sunlight | bright, some shade |
| Moisture | dry out between watering |
| Growing Media | well drained |
| Temperature | minimum temperature 45 degrees F |
| Flowers | yellow solitary cyathia at the tip of each stem |
| Leaves | small, green, ephemeral |
| Stems | tubercles on the stem are set in vertical rows similar to an ear of corn, spines are thick and blunt-they are really modified flower spikes |
| Dimensions | 8 inches tall, will branch from the base of the plant |
| Propagation | seeds, rather difficult from cuttings, cuttings best taken in spring or summer |
| Native Site | South Africa (Little Karoo, Southern Cape area, Oudtshoorn & Riversdale districts |
| Misc Facts | All Euphorbias contain a white sap that can be irritating to eyes and mucous membranes. Euphorbia: for Euphorbus, corpulent Greek physician of Juba II, King of Mauretania. Juba, educated in Rome, and married to daughter of Antony and Cleopatra. From eu, "good" and phorbe, "pasture or fodder," thus giving euphorbos the meaning "well fed." |
| Author's Notes | I grew this plant for many years. It was easy to grow in well drained cactus mix and just watch the watering. It is a weird but lovable plant. |
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