Euphorbia restricta


  Family: Euphorbiaceae     Origin: South Africa

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The name restricta refers to the small, limited area where this handsome species occurs in nature. Growing in only two small colonies in the Drakensburg mountains of South Africa, this species has been lost to cultivation for many years but rediscovered in the mid 1980's. restricta flowering.jpg (14155 bytes)
Euphorbia restricta - tip of flowering plant in February

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Euphorbia restricta - branching habit