Euphorbia trigona

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Geoff
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Euphorbia trigona

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less common form of this narrow, tall, candelabra-upright plant. Leafy in winter but leafless in summer. More commonly grown form is the rubra form due to the nice coloration.
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cold damage on plant after temps got down to 25F in the Los Angeles arboretum
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Euphorbia trigona (green plant) next to Euphorbia trigona rubra (red plant) at nursery
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Re: Euphorbia trigona

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Believe it or not, spotted one of these in a nursery in Langeksov, Denmark back in December:
Euphorbia trigona
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