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Family description Euphorbia.

Euphorbia have adapted and colonized almost every niche on the planet, and the thousands of different varieties range from dessert succulents often resembling cacti, to the plants we grow in the garden. The garden varieties seem to be loved and hated in roughly equal proportions. Two major problems with these plants are firstly, the rampant spreading nature of some species, and secondly, the fact that all Euphoria's produce a toxic milky sap that can produce blisters on sensitive people's skin. The garden plants produce strong upright stems either from a creeping root or a basal clump depending on type. These stems carry whorls of long narrow leaves, and eventually terminate in a flower cluster. The flowers themselves are minute, but are surrounded by bracts that resemble flowers and these take on subtle hues between yellow and brown.

General care.

When attending to these plants at any time, they must be handled with care due to the toxic sap of the plants. Always wear gloves, and wash the secateurs after use. Cut away any dead foliage when plants look untidy. Prevent unwanted spread of the creeping types by forking out the roots during winter months.

Notes on Toxicity or Culinary usage.

No toxic, culinary or medicinal properties known.

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Species description. Euphorbia amygdaloides.

The ability to thrive in difficult dry shady conditions is probably the only useful attribute of this horrid ugly plant. If it looks like a weed and grows like a weed: It is a weed.

Display characteristics for Euphorbia amygdaloides.

• Plant type: Dicotyledon. Evergreen
• Habit:
• Type: Perennial. Rhizome.
• Height: 0.50 mtr.
• Spread: 2.00 mtr.
• Attractive to wildlife: None
• Preferred soil type: Clay. Loam. Sand. Silt.
• Soil moisture requirement: Medium
• Soil ph: Undefined
• Suitable position: Open ground. Border.
• Light requirements: Full sun. Part sun. Shade.
• Summer water requirements: Low
• Winter water requirements: Low
• Minimum temperature: -20 °c
• Safe Minimum temperature: -20 °c
• Safe Maximum temperature: 30 °c
• Maximum temperature: 0 °c
• Wind tolerance: High
• Salt tolerance: None
• Drought tolerance: High
• Waterlogging tolerance: High
• Toxicity-Edibility: Moderate illness possible
• Bloom attributes: Insignificant.
• Foliage attributes: Undefined
• Berry attributes: Undefined
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