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    Euphorbia platyclada

    Also Known As

    • Euphorbia platyclada v. platyclada
    • Tirucallia platyclada

    Plant type

    cactus / succulent

    size

    • H: 20"-30"
    • W: 20"-30"

    planting zones

    • 10a-12

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    Euphorbia platyclada plant details

    Euphorbia platyclada is a slow-growing evergreen cactus / succulent with green foliage. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in well-drained soil.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Euphorbia platyclada

    Plant type: cactus / succulent
    Plant family: euphorbiaceae
    Foliage: evergreen green
    Mature size: 20 IN - 30 IN - wide, 20 IN - 30 IN - tall
    Uses: unique

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Euphorbia platyclada

    USDA Zones: 10a - 12
    Sun exposure: bright shade
    Resistant to: deer
    Soil needs: well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    A strange Madagascan euphorbia that makes long branches of segments that turn shades of pink, bronze, green and even white. Leafless except in deep shade, it will make tiny little leaflets at each branch node. Really weird plant! Looks cool in hanging baskets!

    By: Paradise Found Nursery

    THE "DEAD PLANT" - A fleshy succulent with elongated flattened stems, growing horizontally, sometimes reaching 3-4" before branching and reaching again. Very irregular scab like texture, very interesting, unique, ugly, odd, slow growing, easy care. It is self fertile, dainty brownish yellow flowers at the stem tips , followed by explosive seed pods.

    By: Accents for Home and Garden

    upright, clumping. This is the upright form from Madagascar, a truly unusual plant. Slow growing, but not especailly difficult. Flattened shoots up to 15 mm, freely branching, cyathia brownish, it is endangered in it's native habitat and is listed as CITES 2.

    By: Kara Nursery

    Rauh Prostrate form. Grows in mats in habitat in S. Madagascar. Always looks weird.

    By: Rare Plant Research

    Gardening facts about Euphorbia platyclada plant

    How to Grow Euphorbia platyclada

    • Sun Exposure

      • bright shade

    • Water Needs

      • drought tolerant

    • Soil Needs

      • well-drained

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green

    • Wildlife

      • deer resistant

    • Foliage Season

      • evergreen

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    Plant Type

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    Zones

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    Size

    Height: 10'-15'

    Width: 10'-15'

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    Euphorbia cylindrifolia ssp. tuberifera

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    Plant Type

    Cactus / Succulent

    Zones

    10a-11

    Size

    Height: 6"-18"

    Width: 18"-36"

    • sun - bright shade
    • regular - drought tolerant
    • dry in summer
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    Euphorbia hedyotoides

    Plant Type

    Shrub, Cactus / Succulent

    Zones

    10a-12

    Size

    Height: 2'-8'

    Width: 2'-6'

    • sun - bright shade
    • occasional
    • dry in summer
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    Euphorbia mauritanica

    aka Pencil Milkbush

    Plant Type

    Shrub, Cactus / Succulent

    Zones

    9a-12

    Size

    Height: 3'-4'

    Width: 3'-4'

    • sun - mostly sun
    • occasional - drought tolerant
    Photo of Euphorbia mauritanica flower by Far Out Flora
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    Euphorbia tirucalli

    aka Euphorbia 'Sticks of Fire, Euphorbia tirucallii, Milk Bush, Pencil Cactus, Rubber Hedge Euphorbia, Sticks on Fire

    Plant Type

    Tree, Shrub, Cactus / Succulent

    Zones

    10a-12

    Size

    Height: 6'-30'

    Width: 3'-20'

    • sun - mostly sun
    • occasional - drought tolerant
    • dry in winter
    Photo of Euphorbia tirucalli foliage by Karl Gercens III
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