Euphorbia bupleurifolia Seeds - Rare Endemic Indigenous Succulent - Combined Shipping, NEW

Euphorbia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae. Consisting of 2008 species, Euphorbia is the fourth largest genus of flowering plants. The family is primarily found in the tropical and subtropical regions of Africa and the Americas, but also in temperate zones worldwide. Succulent species originate mostly from Africa, the Americas and Madagascar. The common name "spurge" derives from the Middle English/Old French espurge ("to purge"), due to the use of the plant's sap as a medicinal purgative. The plants are annual or perennial herbs, woody shrubs or trees with a caustic, poisonous milky sap (latex). Many species are more or less succulent, thorny or unarmed. 

In the genus Euphorbia, succulence in the species has often evolved divergently and to differing degrees. Sometimes it is difficult to decide, and it is a question of interpretation, whether or not a species is really succulent or "only" xerophytic. In some cases, especially with geophytes, plants closely related to the succulents are normal herbs.

About 850 species are succulent in the strictest sense. If one includes slightly succulent and xerophytic species, this figure rises to about 1000, representing about 45% of all Euphorbia species. Smaller Euphorbias make excellent potted plants while larger species are valuable landscaping plants.

Euphorbia bupleurifolia commonly known as Pine Cone Euphorbia, is a rare South African endemic low-growing plant with a short caudiciform trunk that looks like a small pine cone topped with a crown of green leaves. It normally grows no more than 20cm in height and about 7cm in diameter. This is a small, slow-growing, but easy to cultivate succulent Euphorbia, and is suitable as a container plant and can also be grown in the ground in areas with a mild climate. It needs to be kept warm, not less than 10°C in the winter, however when dormant and dry they are relatively cold hardy.