Perennials, Tropicals > Euphorbia > Euphorbia enterophora > Euphorbia enterophora
Euphorbia enterophora
Milk-Bush
Origin: Madagascar.
| Family |
| Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus |
| Euphorbia |
| Species |
| enterophora |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| Synonyms |
| Euphorbia xylophylloides, Tirucalia enterophora, Tirucalia xylophylloides |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9b - 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H3 - H1c |
| Temperature (°C) |
| (-3.8) to above 4.5 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 25- 40 |
| Height |
| Up to 20 m tall. |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| A large branched 'shrub or even tree' with a broad crown and woody base occasionally up to 20 m tall. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in well-draining soil and lots of sunlight. |
| Pests |
| Powdery mildew, root rot, and mealy bugs. |
| Habitat |
| Spiny forest in arid regions of south-west of Madagascar or on rocks and inselbergs of the Central Highland Plateau. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| It grows upward at first but as it adds branches the plants sprawl laterally forming a large irregular mass. Main trunk and branches roundish with papery bark, often shooting from the base, irregularly branched. |
| Leaf Description |
| Ephemeral, ovate, 6 x 4 mm, minute only persisting for a short while on young growth and soon deciduous. Petiole 1 mm long. |
| Flower Description |
| About 4 mm in diameter, unisexual, yellowish, hairy, inconspicuous arranged in small clustered cymes at the tip of the branches. |
| Fruit Description |
| Oblong, 5 x 3 mm, white caruncle. |
| Texture Description |
| It is almost leafless and one of the few species with fleshy, flat, ribbon-like shoots. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Harry P. Leu Gardens, Orlando, Florida, United States of America. |
| Propagation |
| Euphorbia can be grown from seed, but it is usually propagated by cuttings. |
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