Still More Euphorbias

 There are yet more Euphorbias I can show you from the Philadelphia Flower Show. It's such a diverse genus, I never get tired of marvelling at the variations.

This one is Euphorbia decaryi. I thought maybe I'd shared this one before from previous flower shows, but a search says not. There are about 2000 classic species of Euphorbia, making it one of the largest genera.

One thing they all have in common is that the colorful parts aren't really flowers. You know this already because Poinsettia is a Euphorbia, and I'm sure you've been told the red or white colors are bracts, not flowers.

This one is Euphorbia hofstatteri, and I think you don't want to make friends with it. Actually, all Euphorbias have a toxic sap, so you don't want to break the stems and play with any of them, although some are more toxic than others.

Here is Euphorbia polygona, Crested Montrose form. There were two of these plants, and they don't look very similar. I have to assume they were each in a slightly different phase in the life cycle.

I have one Euphorbia in my rock garden by choice. Do you remember which one? You will see it in just a few days. It's getting ready to bloom for the first time. But I'll keep it a mystery for now.

I also have one Euhorbia "weed" that I let grow just as a ground cover where no plants have been placed yet.

Looking like a writhing green caterpillar, we have Euphorbia ammak. You know the only reason I "know" all this is that they had labels, right. I do know a few when I see them, but I suspect that being a Euphorbia expert would be a lifetime pursuit by itself.

Here's another cactus-y one. Some Euphorbias are succulent, some have spines like cactus. Others are neither succulent or spiny. This is Euphorbia aeruginosa.

My favorite for this bunch is Euphorbia crassicaulis. This is native to Madagascar.

Over the years I've shown you pictures of over 30 different Euphobias. Only 1970ish to go. Haha. If you care, Wikipedia has a complete list of over 5000 species which includes several genera that are now being thrown into Euphobia.

In other news, I edited in the morning. The weather was great and I spent some outside time in the afternoon. I continue to remove autumn olive- the never-ending project, and did some other stuff. Still a little early to start weeding the gardens. There are things that aren't up at all yet, and I'm afraid I'll dig things up by accident. Worked on garden records which I hope to get in better shape before I start playing with things for this season. It's supposed to rain all day tomorrow!

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