Texas Gardening: Texas Native Plant Pictures by color ( Other & Bicolor ), 1 by htop

htop wrote:
Mexican Poinsettia, Wild Poinsettia, Fire-on-the-Mountain, Painted Euphorbia,
Mexican Fire Plant, Summer Poinsettia (Euphorbia cyathophora), Euphorbiaceae Family, Texas native, annual/perennial, yellowish-green blooms are inconspicuous

The orangey-red color starts appearing in early June and spreads to its fullest extent by the end of November. It reseeds prolifically. Seeds should be planted in January. This plant can handle heat very well.

For more information. see its entry in the PlantFiles:
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/641/index.html


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