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On Jan 1, 2013, Anthurium1 from West Palm Beach, FL wrote:
This is one of my favorite plants and I can't understand why it is not more popular at nurseries in my area. I found mine as a 3-gal. Plant at Fairchild Tropical Garden sale in Miami. it now lives in zone 10-b and is a 10 year old small tree, about 8-10 ft. It Blooms reliably, starting in Nov. and is a beautiful sight every winter. In the spring when the blooms fade, I cut mine back by about a third to keep it compact. I have successfully started plants from cuttings, taken in the spring.
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I was looking for the name of this shrub (Euphorbia leucocephala) that I have in my backyard for 2 year. I did'nt know the name or where it came from, the origin of the plant. All I knew was tha my ant had it in her backyard and I fell in love with this shrub. Well, it was here where i found the name and a very brief description of the shrub. I live in Puerto Rico and I am planning to start growing this shrub for now on. I want to thank for Dave's Garden for having a wonderful site with a lot of helpful information and products. Thank you again
On Feb 25, 2006, ilima from Clyde/Fines Creek, NC (Zone 5b) wrote:
This medium to large shrub is a reliable drought tolerant late fall bloomer, Halloween to New Years. The blooms are very fragrant with a nice jasmine scent. Blooming is triggered by shortening day length and artificial light to close to the plant will prevent blooming. It is semi deciduous going dormat after the bloom period. It produces numerous seed capsules that explode upon ripening around March casting the seeds out. This plant will take hard pruning to help keep a full rounded shape and to maintain the desired height.
Whitefly has been a problem with this plant but only in 2 years out of 18 that I have grown it.
This plant / tree (10'-15' spec) blooms based on sunlight. just after thanksgiving all leaves begin to fade and fall. they are replaced by bright white flowers that fade to pink and red. As seed drops new leaves sprout in green. This large shrub blooms best and longest when the days are short and no other lights exist(ex. street lighting). Great show at Christmas.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
, Los Angeles, California Cape Coral, Florida Coral Springs, Florida Cutler, Florida Hollywood, Florida Miami, Florida Port Saint Lucie, Florida Sanford, Florida West Palm Beach, Florida Kihei, Hawaii Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
14 members have or want this plant for trade.
