Euphorbia Trigona Rubra | African Milk Tree

A tender, slow-growing, architectural succulent shrub produces upright stems and branches to 1.8m (6ft) high. These are reddish-green and three to four-sided, with short-lived, oval, reddish-purple leaves and persistent reddish-brown spines produced along the ridges of the stems. Along each side of the stems are variable, V-shaped bands in pale green. Small, insignificant, pale-green flowers can be produced at the tops of the stems in spring and summer, but these are unlikely to be created on plants when grown in the home. Here is a short video of this wonderful plant in our garden.