THE FASCINATING WORLD OF EUPHORBIAS
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- Howie
- Diana_Pederson
- Howie
- Diana_Pederson
- Chwawalvr
- BuckHem
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» Howie - I have a Euphorbia that is now four feet tall. My son gave it to
I have a Euphorbia that is now four feet tall. My son gave it to me many years ago. I have not been able to identify it. It may be a resinifera. With leaves. I tried to send you a message in the Keukenhof Garden discussion but it ended up in Introduction to Garden Adventures. Don't know how to move it.-- posted by Howie
» Diana_Pederson - Don't feel bad about not being able to move the message. I have
Don't feel bad about not being able to move the message. I have a duplicate out there because I hit the "back" button instead of okay. Oh well, the trials of exploring on the internet.If you could post a picture of your Euphorbia, I might be able to help. I've just picked up 2 books which list more than a handful and I check the Euphorbia Journal out of the MSU Library a couple of times a year just to review (can't afford the $40 per issue price).
As I hope my article shows, I love this plant family and am now looking for some of the so-called "hardy" varieties to see if they really survive USDA zone 4 and 5.
-- posted by Diana_Pederson
» Diana_Pederson - 2 are good: The Euphorbia Journal (10 volumes available at so
2 are good:The Euphorbia Journal (10 volumes available at some university type libraries)
or
The Illustrated Dictionary of Succulents (Timber Press)--my books in the car--if this doesn't work, I'll recheck title. It's the best book about non-cactus succulents I've seen. I think it was published in 94. Will probably do a review on this book later.
-- posted by Diana_Pederson
» Chwawalvr - A Euphorbia??
I have this plant that was given to me as an unknown species. I have been told it's possibly a Euphorbia of some sort.I do have a picture if there is somewhere to upload it.
Basically it grows from a stalk that balloons into a squared succulent that has large leaves growing on each of the sides. It does drop seeds that grow below it and has orange short haired stripes down each side of the succulent area above the stalk. Confused??
Any help is appreciated!
~Danielle
-- posted by Chwawalvr
» BuckHem - Euphorbia
I am a manager at a succulent collection in Southern California. The collection is outdoors, and had been completely untended for more than 10 years before I joined the company 2 years ago. Part of our renovation of these gardens invloves receiving donations of plant material. Last spring we received a number of "arms" from at least 2 species of culumnar euphorbia. The mother plants were from 10 to 15 feet tall.My question has to do with pocket gophers. I have always been told that the milky sap in epuhorbias was too toxic for vertabrate animals to injest. Well, it looks like the gohpers didn't read the manual. They seem to like these plants just about as well as the sweet aloes in the plot nearby.
Do you have any reference material on this subject?
Do any of your correspondants know anything? Naturally, I planted these in the most gopher infested area on the property, knowing that they had immunity. Fat chance.
Buck
-- posted by BuckHem
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