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The leaves are 8 to 13 centimetres (3–5 in) long and 5 to 8 centimetres (2–3 in) wide, and are thick, firm, dark green, shining above, and paler green below when full grown. In autumn they turn bright yellow. The leaf axils contain formidable spines which when mature are about 2.5 centimetres (1 in) long.
Euphorbia as a small tree: Euphorbia dendroides. Euphorbia is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants, commonly called spurge, in the family Euphorbiaceae.. Euphorbias range from tiny annual plants to large and long-lived trees, [2] with perhaps the tallest being Euphorbia ampliphylla at 30 m (98 ft) or more.
Haworthia is a large genus of small succulent plants endemic to Southern Africa (Mozambique, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini and South Africa). [1] Like aloes and gasteria they are members of the subfamily Asphodeloideae and they generally resemble miniature aloes, except in their flowers, which are distinctive in appearance. They are popular garden ...
It has pretty dark green heart-shaped leaves and a vining form, so it looks great draping over end tables or shelves. ... This adorable succulent looks just like a long strand of pearls. It's a ...
The pitfalls of being a plant parent are legion, particularly if you weren’t blessed with a green thumb. Fortunately, even serial houseplant killers can successfully keep a succulent ...
The name "frangipani" comes from a 16th-century marquis of the noble Frangipani family in Italy, who created a synthetic plumeria-like perfume. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Common names for plants in the genus vary widely according to region, variety, and whim, but frangipani or variations on that theme are the most common.
Soda inermis, the opposite-leaved saltwort, oppositeleaf Russian thistle, or barilla plant, is a small (to 0.7 m tall), annual, succulent shrub that is native to the Mediterranean Basin. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is a halophyte (a salt-tolerant plant) that typically grows in coastal regions and can be irrigated with salt water.
As its name suggests, the whale fin succulent looks a whole lot like Moby Dick's flipper. This sculptural office plant can tolerate low and indirect light. Just be sure to dust it regularly to ...