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Euphorbia tithymaloides
This latex-bearing plant is grown as a potted plant by many. I have grown this for many years too because it requires little or no care...just watering. And a bit of broken stem roughly planted into soil will take root. This is the first time I have seen flowers on this plant.
This specimen was planted by my neighbour to beautify the side of the road running outside her boundary wall.
Wikipedia says: Earlier known asPedilanthus tithymaloides ;
My pleasure :) It may be a little harder job for the bees, because the nectaries are covered with a somewhat tough flap of the bracts(a guess); birds may find it easier to access, and of course the ants too.
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showima...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23173...
Rahul, Really! I never knew...but I think the ants know...but no bees or anything...I will keep close eye on it. Thanks.
Spotted on Mar 8, 2015
Submitted on Mar 8, 2015
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