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Re: Euphorbia wulfenii

Dawn L. Mlodoch wrote:
> 
> Hello!! Just curious, what is the common name for this plant?
> 
> dawn@mlodoch.com
> 
> MARILYN DUBE' wrote:
> 
> > Happy Sunday everyone,  I have a large very beautiful plant of the above
> > Euphorbia which started blooming early March.  The soccer ball sized flower
> > heads are finally beginning to dry up and I'll let the best seed heads dry
> > and scatter in hopes of finding babies next spring.  But in the meanwhile,
> > can anyone tell me how to take and stick cuttings of it?  I was told that
> > the spent flower stalks should be cut to the ground so that leaves the new
> > (this years growth) stems to take cuttings from.  I also was told that the
> > milky sap is very irritating to the skin, so I plan to wear gloves.  Do I
> > need to seal the cuttings (if so, how) or just let them "bleed"?  I had a
> > garden tour here the first weekend in April and this plant was definitely
> > the star of the show.  Everyone wanted a start of it.  I appreciate your
> > advice.  TIA, Marilyn
> > Marilyn Dube'
> > NATURAL DESIGN PLANTS
> > Hardy Perennials, Choice Tropicals
> > Portland, Oregon,  Zone 8b

The Common name for E. wulfenii is

           Hoppe

and its juice, like the juice of all the Euphorbea is toxic and causes
severe dermatitis.  Interestingly, it's used to make poisioned arrows
and to shock and stun fish, makin gthem float to the surface for easy
harvesting.   E. pulcherrima, also toxic and to be kept away from kids
and animals, is our common Christmastime Poinsettia.

Glen Seibert
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