Euphorbia genoudiana is a small branched shrublet up to 25 cm high, with waxy slender stems heavily armed with waxy bone-colored thorns. In the upper regions of the stem, it produces grass-like leaves, up to 5 cm long and about 4 mm in width, giving the plant a most unusual appearance. It is similar in appearance to an Alluaudia or Didierea. The inflorescence is fairly short, usually bearing two to four flowers (cyathia) with five glossy yellow-orange nectar glands round which are two green cyathophylls tapering away to a curly tip, adding to the weirdness of the plant's appearance.
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Bloom Season
Flower Color
Growth Rate
Hardiness Zone
Mature Size
Resistance
Sun Exposure
Bloom Season | Mid spring |
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Botanical Name | Euphorbia genoudiana |
Common Name | Spurge |
Dormancy | Winter |
Family | Euphorbiaceae |
Flower Color | Green to yellow |
Growth Habit | Small branched shrublet |
Growth Rate | Slow growth |
Hardiness Zone | 9 to 12 |
Mature Size | 25 cm |
Native Area | Madagascar |
Resistance | 5° f |
Sun Exposure | Partial shade |
- Description
- Key Plant Features
Euphorbia genoudiana is a small branched shrublet up to 25 cm high, with waxy slender stems heavily armed with waxy bone-colored thorns. In the upper regions of the stem, it produces grass-like leaves, up to 5 cm long and about 4 mm in width, giving the plant a most unusual appearance. It is similar in appearance to an Alluaudia or Didierea. The inflorescence is fairly short, usually bearing two to four flowers (cyathia) with five glossy yellow-orange nectar glands round which are two green cyathophylls tapering away to a curly tip, adding to the weirdness of the plant's appearance.
Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz
Bloom Season
Flower Color
Growth Rate
Hardiness Zone
Mature Size
Resistance
Sun Exposure
Bloom Season | Mid spring |
---|---|
Botanical Name | Euphorbia genoudiana |
Common Name | Spurge |
Dormancy | Winter |
Family | Euphorbiaceae |
Flower Color | Green to yellow |
Growth Habit | Small branched shrublet |
Growth Rate | Slow growth |
Hardiness Zone | 9 to 12 |
Mature Size | 25 cm |
Native Area | Madagascar |
Resistance | 5° f |
Sun Exposure | Partial shade |