Euphorbia Tirucallii

Known as pencil tree or milk bush euphorbia tirucalli the plant grows more than 30 feet tall in its native africa.

Euphorbia tirucallii. Euphorbia tirucalli is native to africa but is widely distributed in different parts of the world. Plant in an area of your garden that gets 4 6 hours of bright sunlight a day. Euphorbia tirucalli sticks on fire can be propagated by offsets or seeds. Propagating by seeds would be difficult since this succulent is a difficult type to grow.

Of course the first time repotting is essential when it is bought from the store. It grows quickly so it may need to be repotted more often than other succulents. It will display the most color during winter months. Euphorbia tirucalli is perfect for container gardens.

Sticks on fire lacks the chlorophyll of the parent plant and as such is much slower growing and probably will never obtain the same size. The pencil tree euphorbia tirucalli is known by many names including stick plant pencil cactus milkbush rubber euphorbia and fire sticks. Euphorbia tirucalli sticks on fire red pencil tree this very striking succulent shrub is a form of euphorbia tirucalli a plant that eventually can grow to 25 feet tall by 8 to 10 feet wide. Another common name for the pencil cactus is milkbush due to the milky white irritating sap or latex the plant releases when the stems are broken.

A hydrocarbon plant it produces a poisonous latex that can cause blindness. This succulent shrub sprouts pencil shaped branches and small leaves grow from the tips. Euphorbia tirucalli is prized by landscape designers who use it to add vertical accents in waterwise gardens to create succulent seascapes or to lend its fiery color to container floral displays. Euphorbia tirucalli commonly known as aveloz indian tree spurge naked lady pencil tree pencil cactus milk bush is a tree that grows in semi arid tropical climates.

This slow growing succulent type does not require repotting often. It is a landscaping. Euphorbia tirucalli has pencil thin stems that turn a fire red color during the colder months. Leaves cluster at the tip of the branches as do insignificant flowers within showy bracts.

Tall and wide 120 240 cm if grown in ground in full sun in a hot and frost free climate. It is known by common names such as sticks on fire or firesticks pencil cactus and pencil tree. It is naturalized to most tropical areas of the world. Typically grows up to 4 8 ft.

This ornamental plant makes an unusual accent as a container plant or when planted as a small hedge.