Hercules Club, Canary Island Spurge (Euphorbia canariensis)

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palmbob Acton, CA(Zone 8b) Aug 22, 2003

Common name: Hercules Club, Canary Island Spurge
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Euphorbia
Species canariensis

Plant Link: http://plantsdatabase.com/go/57878/

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farizona Bowie, AZ(Zone 8B) Aug 22, 2003

This looks so much like a cactus. I'm wondering if this gets a bloom?...Interesting!! Does it have thorns? farizona

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stellapathic Cambria, CA(Zone 10a) Aug 22, 2003

Was this one at Huntington Gardens? I love the euphorbias and started a collection in San Diego many years ago, but they hated it when I moved them to No Cal and I haven't the room here in Laguna to start such an endeavor. There are so many of them!

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palmbob Acton, CA(Zone 8b) Aug 22, 2003

It has thorns and yes, it flowers... but the flowers are pretty disappointing/insignificant. The thorns run along the edges of the plant and are short, thick and not always that sharp... totally unlike a cactus.

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donnareese Vienna, VA Nov 16, 2012

I have what I think is this plant it is a single trunk (I call it a trunk because of it's size) I put this out in the summer and it grows - now it's time to bring it in and it is over 9' tall, it's not coming in since my ceilings are only 8'. Question is how to "trim" - "cut" it ????
Any help would be greatly appreciated
This plant bleeds white "milk" it has thorns not spines.
will try to send image later

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palmbob Acton, CA(Zone 8b) Nov 17, 2012

if your plant has a single trunk and is 8' tall, it is another species of Euphorbia (there are thousands), not this one. Cut by just cutting... just don't get sap in your eye, skin or clothes.

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