Euphorbia stenoclada (Silver Thicket)
Euphorbia stenoclada (Silver Thicket) exhibits a dense network of flat, segmented branches with small yellow buds.
Botanical name: Euphorbia stenoclada
Common name: Silver Thicket
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Origin: Madagascar
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
USDA Zone: 10-11
Cold tolerance: 35°F
Plant form: Large bush or small tree
Mature height: 10-20 ft
Sun exposure: Full sun or bright light indoor; semi-shade
Cold tolerance: Frost sensitive. Protect from freezing.
Watering: Moderate; tolerates dry conditions
Suitable for: Outdoors in the suitable USDA zone; small gardens, containers, and indoor growing
Foliage color: Ornamental foliage
Irritating or toxic: Irritating
Thorns: Thorny or spinyEvergreen succulent shrub or tree, up to 20 feet tall.
It has a nice blue-green coloration with very sharp but thick, succulent spines. The new growth is more green and soft to the touch, but hardens in a few months.The sap of this Euphorbia is generally not irritating on the skin, but avoid putting any in your mouth or eyes.
Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping.
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Euphorbia stenoclada (Silver Thicket) with dense interlocking stems and many sharp points in green tones.
Euphorbia stenoclada (Silver Thicket) stands tall with its unique silvery-green interlocking thorny branches
Euphorbia stenoclada (Silver Thicket) showing intricate skeletal branches with many sharp green interlocking spines
Euphorbia stenoclada (Silver Thicket) with rigid, zig-zagging branches covered in sharp, pointed spines.
Euphorbia stenoclada (Silver Thicket) dense interwoven greyish-green thorny branches form a thick architectural shrub.
Euphorbia stenoclada (Silver Thicket) showing numerous interlocking branches with a distinct silvery-grey tone and thorns.
Euphorbia stenoclada (Silver Thicket) with pale, interlocking, spiky branches growing upward from a dark container.
Euphorbia stenoclada (Silver Thicket) is a spiny succulent shrub from Madagascar with pale gray-green branches and a dramatic architectural form.
Euphorbia stenoclada (Silver Thicket) with rigid, sharp, silvery-green branches radiating from a central stem base.
Euphorbia stenoclada (Silver Thicket) exhibits dense branching with small dark tips against clear blue sky.
Euphorbia stenoclada (Silver Thicket) with light grey branches and small textured brown rounded clusters
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