| Description | Crested Candelabra Plant (Euphorbia lactea forma cristata) is a smaller crested version of the Candelabra Plant (Euphorbia lactea). Can be grown as a container plant in cooler regions or as a landscape plant in zone 10 or warmer. |
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| Pronunciation | (yoo-FOR-bee-uh) |
| Plant Type | Succulents |
| Hardiness Zone | 10 |
| Sunlight | bright, mostly sunny |
| Moisture | dry, dry out between watering, in winter just enough to keep the plant turgid |
| Soil & Site | dry, well drained |
| Growing Media | dry, well drained, cactus and succulent mix |
| Temperature | warm, hot |
| Flowers | small, inconspicuous, greenish flowers |
| Fruit | small fruit with viable seed |
| Stems | green with white to ivory markings, upper ridge can become darker in color and sometimes even take on a reddish color will form a crest, has tiny protruding spines |
| Dimensions | 1-3 feet, crested cultivar smaller than the species plant |
| Maintenance | will bleed a latex sap if cut, this sap can be toxic, cut out parts of plant that are try to revert back to the non crested type |
| Propagation | cuttings, let cutting callus before sticking, we would always propagate Euphorbias in the spring or early summer when they are actively growing |
| Native Site | peninsular India, Ceylon, Caribbean Island, naturalized in USA and Cuba (the species plant E. lactea) |
| Cultivar Origin | the crested variety is a naturally occurring mutation |
| Misc Facts | AKA: Crested Elkhorn, Frilled Fan |
| Notes & Reference | #05-Lexicon of Succulent Plants (Hermann Jacobsen), Cactus Art Nursery (www.cactus-art.biz) |
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