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Euphorbia resinifera - Moroccan Mound
   
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Habit and Cultural Information
Category: Succulent
Family: Euphorbiaceae (Spurges)
Origin: Morocco (Africa)
Evergreen: Yes
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloomtime: Winter/Spring
Height: 1-2 feet
Width: 4-6 feet
Exposure: Full Sun
Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs
Winter Hardiness: 20-25° F
May be Poisonous  (More Info): Yes
Euphorbia resinifera (Moroccan Mound) - A mounding succulent to 1 to 2 feet tall by 4 to 6 feet wide with upright pale blue-green leafless 4-sided column-like stems that have brown spines on the margins and near the rounded tip that also bear small yellow flowers late winter to early spring. The stems are crowded together tightly to form a solid mass. Plant in a draining soil - even clay if on a slope in full sun or with afternoon shade in desert gardens. Irrigate occasionally to little in coastal gardens, a bit more inland spring through summer. Hardy to 20°F. This easy-to-grow and hardy succulent plant is native to Morocco, where it occurs on the slopes of the Atlas Mountains. It has been grown in California gardens for many years with older clumps forming masses that cover many square feet. Evidence of its long cultivation here is its listing in "Cacti and Other Succulents: An Annotated List of Plants Cultivated in Santa Barbara" that was edited by Pearl Chase and published in 1930. Other common names include Officinal Spurge and Resin Spurge, owing to this plant being one of the oldest documented medicinal plants with the extracted latex, called Euphorbium, being used for many purposes. The name Euphorbia was noted by Pliny the Elder as being a reference to Euphorbus, the physician of King Juba II of Numidia. 

This information about Euphorbia resinifera displayed is based on research conducted in our horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also will relate observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we receive from others and we welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.