Mazhar Botanic Garden

Euphorbia cotinifolia L.

Smoketree spurge Caribbean Copper Plant

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000576
English name: Smoketree spurge, Caribbean Copper Plant
Arabic name: ايفوربيا حمرا
Native: Mexico and South America
Country: Mexico
(PGR): Rare

Deciduous shrub grown up to 3-45 m high stem glabrous, deep burgundy, multi-branched leaves simple colorful  flowers small white creamy bracts fruits capsules 3- angular- ovoid, smooth, sparsely pubescent

Ornamental foliage. ornamental plant in gardens and in pots. border, hedge.

Euphorbia caracasana (Klozsch & Garcke) Boiss

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Texture: Chalk Clay Loam Sandy
Fertility: High
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun Partial shade
Propagation: Cutttings
Flowering time: Late summer
Zone: 10 : 11
pH range: 5.0-7.5
Status: Cultivated Rare
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Shrub Small tree
Sample Type: Cultivar Other
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden Other
Plant Uses: Hedge Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Rare
Vegetation types: Deciduous
pH: Mild acid Mild alkaline Neutral

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