TROPICAL PLANT ENCYCLOPEDIA
Euphorbia cotinifolia
Red spurge, Mexican shrubby Spurge, Caribbean Copper PlantFamily: Euphorbiaceae
Origin: Central and South America
Small multi-stemmed tree or large shrub up to 10 feet. Wine red foliage and small white flowers. The red leaves stand out against the pale bark.
Euphorbia cotinifolia has red leaves the color of the Smoke Bush, Cotinus coggygria. The Caribbean Copper Plant will lose all of its leaves if there is anything even close to a frost. Euphorbia cotinifolia will perform best if there is regular garden water. While they are quite drought tolerant they withstand this affront by dropping all of their leaves.
Similar plants:
- Euphorbia aeruginosa (Miniature Saguaro)
- Euphorbia bracteata, Pedilanthus bracteatus (Tall Slipper Plant, Slipper Spurge, Candelilla, Little Bird Flower)
- Euphorbia bubalina, Euphorbia laxiflora (Buffalo Euphorbia, Bosmelkbos)
- Euphorbia burmannii (Steenbokbos)
- Euphorbia caput-medusae (Medusa's Head)
- Euphorbia characias (Bush Spurge)
- Euphorbia confinalis (Confinalis, Lebombo Euphorbia, Lebombo Milktree)
- Euphorbia cooperi (Transvaal Candelabra Tree, Bushveld Candelabra Euphorbia)
- Euphorbia cyathophora, Euphorbia heterophylla, Poinsettia cyathophora (Summer Poinsettia, Wild Poinsettia, Fire on the mountain)
- Euphorbia decaryi (Euphorbia)
Link to this plant:
https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/euphorbia_cotinifolia.htm