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Euphorbia milii Torn Pink
Ideally placed in partial shade, can tolerate sunny sites.
Always water a few days after the substrate has dried out. In winter, limit watering. It can last quite a long time without watering.
It can tolerate -3.9 °C in the short term. However, the plant is not hardy.
This cultivar impresses with its striking bicoloured flowers. The combination of red-pink and yellow-green strikes the eye from afar and pleases with its patterns.
Euphorbia milii Torn Pink is probably a cultivar. It is nicknamed 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. From a grower's point of view, it is a form of spray with a bicoloured flower.
The egg-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 yellow and red in colour, which blend into each other to form patterns. 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 as soon as possible. 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.