Euphorbia Species, Hercules Club, Canary Island Spurge

This plant came from the middle of a cutting that was about 2 feet tall. I keep it outside in the summer and bring it inside before the f...Read Morerost hits but I imagine it would do 'ok' in the winter. I will cut a piece off and plant it next year and see if it survives a winter here in Washington state. The plant is low maintenance and happy though I haven't seen it bloom since I got it several years ago. It grows 2-3 inch flat, thin leaves on the top foot of the plant that have a small vestigial 'thorn' on the end of each green leaf. The leaves eventually die and re-grow with the seasons. its a fun plant and I like it a lot more than a cactus since if you get 'pricked' by this guy it seems more like a scrape instead of the feeling of being pricked with thorns broken off in your finger

I was given a Euphorbia canariensis a week ago and so far I love this plant! It was grown very poorly by the previous owner and I'm shock...Read Moreed it survived. Also, though everyone has warned me about Euphorbia sap I've never had any reaction to either the sap or the spines. And believe me, I got it all over my hands while trimming rot!

As cold tolerant as any "cactus" like Euphorbia. I have one in a container,the only others i have seen were in ground plantings. A little...Read More twist.
EDIT 2007: I was right.Hercules club sailed through the big 07 freeze with not a spot or mark on any limb. It also in part shade, has a very clean,smooth green surface. Moves up on my favorite Euphorbia's list!

Easy to grow clumper, native to the Canary Islands. This is one of the most attractive and 'neat' columnar Euphorbias, and makes a strik...Read Moreing, beautiful landscape plant. It is quite spiny, but its spines are perfectly regular rows along the four corners of the columns, and are fairly short- easy to avoid with care, or gloves. It is a moderately fast grower, and 1 gal pots will quickly become large landscape masterpieces in just 3-5 years. Only downside is during SAnta Ana high winds, the columns often smash into each other, causing permanent scarring... best to plant in such a location where winds are not a big issue.