In no way could any of the "Crown of Thorns" Euphorbias be considered
anything remotely resembling a ground cover. All are spiny shrubs with
upright branches. None grow prostrate on the ground.


Frogleg wrote in message
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On Mon, 27 Oct 2003 14:13:42 GMT, "Cereoid-UR12-"
wrote:

Frogleg wrote

On Mon, 27 Oct 2003 06:24:31 GMT, "Cereoid-UR12-"
wrote:

Sockmonkey wrote
Can anybody identify this plant? My brother gave it to me, neither
he
or I
know what it is.

I have posted a picture he
http://figbug.dnsalias.org/gallery/Misc/IMG_5789

Euphorbia milii var. splendens
(common name: Crown of Thorns -- sorry Cereoid)

The plant appears to not be getting enough light. Try moving it to a
south
facing window and it should bloom.

Yep. It definitely needs light. It's a pretty easy-care plant. Let dry
out between watering, give it lots of light, and it has very pretty
little blooms ranging through cream, pink, and orange shades. Is vrey
easy to propagate from tip cuttings.

Sorry Frogger but the common name "Crown of Thorns" is not very specific.
It
is commonly used for a wide variety of spinescent Madagascar Euphorbia
species, their hybrids and cultivars.

Euphorbia milii var. splendens has red "flowers" but the hybrids and
cultivars come in a wide range of colors. The Thai Poysean hybrids have
large showy flower clusters that resemble those of Hydrangeas

I'm sure you're correct. I *did* apologize for the 'common' name. I
have several of the whatevers/hybrids that, when not totally
neglected, produce cute little flowers(!) in several colors (1 color
per plant/hybrid/cultivar). I note that it (Euphorbia milii var.
splendens) is a groundcover, forsooth, in warm climates. And with
bright red flowers. However, Mr. Monkey's plant looked pretty much
like a 'Crown of Thorns' houseplant in the dark. Not exactly in the
class of "creeping Charlie" or "pigweed." :-)