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Euphorbia milii Pink
Ideally placed in partial shade, but can tolerate a sunny site.
Always water a few days after the substrate has dried out. In winter, limit watering. It can withstand longer periods without water.
It can tolerate -3.9 °C in the short term. However, the plant is not hardy.
This plant is also known as Christ's Crown or Crown of Thorns. It is the pink-flowered form of this plant.
Euphorbia milii Pink is called Christ's Crown or Crown of Thorns. It is probably the plant from which the crown of thorns was woven at the crucifixion of Christ. In cultivation terms, it is a pink or red-flowered form of Euphorbia.
The ovate-shaped leaves are bright green, with a narrow tip at the base. They slowly fall off from the bottom. The plant grows numerous, densely spiny, stems that branch and gradually become woody. The succulent shrub can reportedly grow up to 1,8 m tall.
The tiny flowers are pink to red in colour. Except for a brief pause during winter, it blooms virtually all year round.
If we have the opportunity, the plant can be fertilised. It can react to overwatering by dropping its leaves, but these grow back quite quickly after watering. It produces a mildly toxic sap, so I recommend growing it out of reach of children and pets. In case of contact, skin and eye irritation may occur, so the affected area should be washed with water. This succulent is interesting for its probable historical context. Besides, it blooms beautifully almost all year round and its spiky stem catches the eye from a distance.