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Euphorbia milii |
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| | The actual flowers are the odd yellow-petaled centers of the bract structures |
| Common name |
crown of thorns |
| Family |
euphorbiaceae |
| Life cycle |
shrub (Z9-11) |
| Flowers |
red |
| Size |
to 3' |
| Light |
sun |
Semi-succulent shrub from Madagascar with impressive spines and pretty pink-red flowers (bracts, really, but they look like flowers). While reports of hardiness vary, it is labeled as a houseplant even here in the Houston area, so I expect it to perish in winter – but still decided to plant it outside, to enjoy for the season.
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| | Even on a young plant, the thorns are substantial |
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| | Still going strong in mid-November... |
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| | ...before being hit by frost in December |
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This plant used to grow in our garden, but it slipped away... About my plant portraits
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