Euphorbia species
It is extraordinary how many Euphorbia there are and how much they differ from each other. The only way to know they are related is by the flowers.Here is a photo of the tiny ground cover. The leaves are very small in dry weather. I added my finger tip for scale.
It was only recently that I found out that this old favorite ground cover was in fact an Euphorbia!
Never forget that the milky sap or latex of the Euphorbia plant is highly toxic. Especially in the eyes. There is one very fierce large tree size Euphorbia in the northern parts of South Africa where it is dangerous in habitat where those large plants grow to walk downwind when they are in bloom. Your eyes will start burning and you better cover the eyes and nose with a piece of cloth quickly.
Surprisingly the bees and butterflies love the flowers !
I would like an assortment Euphorbia between the aloe
plants but most of the pretty or odd ones are rather difficult plants out of their habitat.
3 comments:
I love those butterflies!!! WOW, the Euphorbia is so powerful there causing such symptoms just on the wind like that! Good grief! It is amazing tyhat some animals can actually eat the stuff!!! I, also, would love to have a huge Ephorbia collection!!! My new love are Bromeliads...do you grow them over there????
Hi Julie, Bromeliads are not endemic to Africa but you get many fans here. I have seen some pretty ones but I have enough entertainment (work) ;-) to keep busy with what I have. Aloes and cats. Do you have your Bromies up on a blog? I can not read your succulent blog.
Eurica
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