Pedilanthus macrocarpus


  Family: Euphorbiaceae     Origin: Baja California, Mexico

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Closely related to Euphorbia, this species is seldom seen in cultivation. In its native Baja habitat it forms large clumps of zig-zaggy felty stems which can reach a meter in height.

It flowers easily and these unusual structures look more related to Strelitzia "Bird Of Paradise" than Euphorbia.

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