Perennials, Tropicals > Euphorbia > Euphorbia enterophora > Euphorbia enterophora var. crassa
Euphorbia enterophora
var. crassa
Origin: Madagascar.
| Family |
| Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus |
| Euphorbia |
| Species |
| enterophora |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| Variety |
| crassa |
| 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 °F |
| Height |
| Up to 20 m tall. |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Habitat |
| Spiny forest in arid regions of south-west of Madagascar or on rocks and inselbergs of the Central Highland Plateau. |
| 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. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. |
| Propagation |
| Euphorbia can be grown from seed, but it is usually propagated by cuttings. |
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