Euphorbia Thai Hyrbid
Hello all,
I live in Brisbane, the intended planting area is 8' x 16", bricked in garden on the front veranda. Facing south, no sun in winter months, One hour morning & three hours late afternoon sun in summer. Plenty of natural light. I wish to plant 4 or 5 Euphorbia Thai Hybrid plants ( Crowns of Thorns ) as my 'friendly' nursery man tells me they will flower without sun. I have my doubts ! I would appreciate any advise. To be or not to be or whatever ! Many thanks Mike |
Euphorbia Thai Hyrbid
"Mike Gellert" wrote in message
... Hello all, I live in Brisbane, the intended planting area is 8' x 16", bricked in garden on the front veranda. Facing south, no sun in winter months, One hour morning & three hours late afternoon sun in summer. Plenty of natural light. I wish to plant 4 or 5 Euphorbia Thai Hybrid plants ( Crowns of Thorns ) as my 'friendly' nursery man tells me they will flower without sun. I have my doubts ! I would appreciate any advise. To be or not to be or whatever ! I love Euphorbias and have quite a few but don't know "Crown of Thorns". I did a google and found out that it does have thorns!!!! Must get it. Based on my experieinces with Euphorbias, I think it should flower in your hotter climate, but even if they don't, I find that the foliage is the reason why I grow them and I wouldn't really care if they didn't flower. Try them and let us know if they do or don't flower, and if they don't, pass them on to someone else who has a sunnier spot or move them if you have the space. |
Euphorbia Thai Hyrbid
"Mike Gellert" wrote in message ... Hello all, I live in Brisbane, the intended planting area is 8' x 16", bricked in garden on the front veranda. Facing south, no sun in winter months, One hour morning & three hours late afternoon sun in summer. Plenty of natural light. I wish to plant 4 or 5 Euphorbia Thai Hybrid plants ( Crowns of Thorns ) as my 'friendly' nursery man tells me they will flower without sun. I have my doubts ! I would appreciate any advise. To be or not to be or whatever ! Many thanks Mike Hi Mike, With the low light in that area I would be more tempted to have something like Philadenron "xanadu" always looks great even though it has no flowers. My other favourite would be Clivia miniata. Loves the low levels of light . Has nice green strappy leaves and beautiful flowers usually orange although there is a yellow variety. I have seen in the past with the crown of thorns that in low light situations they become long and rangy as they search for the light. They look far better when they are compact and thick stemmed. they also flower better with more light. Cheers Richard |
Euphorbia Thai Hyrbid
Thanks for the info. all taken on board.
kind regards Mike |
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