Pride of a Florist, a Plant of Amazing Beauty - Euphorbia Mile

Euphorbia or Euphorbia is an unpretentious ornamental plant of the Euphorbia family with excellent flowering.

Euphorbia has about 200 species that grow in the form of shrubs, trees and indoor ornamental plants.

These wonderful plants are used to decorate home gardens, alpine slides, apartments and offices.

Botanical flower description

One of the many varieties of milkweed is Euphorbia milii (Euphorbia millii). It is also called the euphorbia Mila, Milli or the Crown of Thorns because of the thorns abundantly covering the stems and branches of the flower; also euphorbia brilliant. This is a succulent plant, which is translated from Latin as "succulent". Milkweed fabrics are adapted for the accumulation of moisture in the dry periodwhich is converted to intercellular juice.

Milk Euphorbia owes its name to the Governor and Baron Pierre Bernard Millius, who for the first time in 1821 brought a bush to France from the plant’s homeland - the island of Madagascar. Under natural conditions, the bush branches strongly and forms impenetrable thickets, reaching a length of 1.5 meters. The cultivated plant is a small bush equipped with thorns, with strong stems and bright green leaves.

The pride of the florist and the main decoration of the Milkweed is the base of the flower, which pleases with a variety of colors: from white to red and pink.

If the plant is placed in the shade, the stems will stretch and thin out, and the flowers will become weak and inconspicuous.

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Home Care

Euphorbia or euphorbia is a brilliant unpretentious and interesting plant, capable of delivering aesthetic pleasure even to inexperienced gardeners. One should only not forget to follow these rules when caring for Milkweed Milk:

• Euphorbia does not like too wet soil. Frequent watering will lead to dropping leaves and loss of aesthetic appearance. The soil in the pot should dry completely before the next watering. Before planting in a flower pot, a drainage layer must be placed at the bottom.

  REFERENCE. The plant comes from hot countries, so overdrying is easy to tolerate, and excess moisture will destroy it.

• When watering, avoid dropping water on the stems and leaves, it is likely that fungus forms.
• Humidify the air indoors, where euphorbia is contained, there is no need.
• Euphorbia Mile does not need special temperature conditions: it tolerates heat well in summer, in winter it feels great in a cool room.
• Particular attention should be paid to lighting. This is one of the main factors in the successful content of milkweed. Lighting should be bright and direct sunlight will not harm the plant. In winter, the flower needs additional artificial lighting.
• Top dressing is carried out from spring to early fall, once a month using fertilizers for succulents. The soil should be porous and loose.
• Milkweed can be pruned at any time of the year. The procedure is carried out with gloves using a sharp knife. The top and side shoots are cut off.
• The pot is shallow and wide, since the root system of euphorbia milli is weak and superficial.

Breeding

Euphorbia propagates by cuttings, seeds, and division of the bush.

1. The easiest and most convenient method is the method plant propagation by cuttings.
   • Rooting cuttings is better in spring or summer.
   • When pruning, the stalk releases intercellular juice, which must be washed off with warm water.
   • Dry the cuttings for several days and plant them in the ground. Rooting occurs after one month.
2. You can also apply the method seed propagation. The disadvantage is that the flower obtained from the seed may lose the characteristics of the parent variety.
   • Collect the seeds and place them in moist soil, covering with a film until germination.
   • After the leaves appear, transplant the plants into pots. Replace as necessary if the container becomes cramped.
3. Euphorbia is a very tenacious plant and survives well with any method of reproduction. You can also try multiply by dividing the bush.
   • Division is best done in the spring.
   • The finished bush is divided into three or four parts and planted in the ground.

In more detail about the reproduction of this type of plant, we wrote in this article.

Disease

With all the undemanding care Euphorbia Mile susceptible to disease and pest attack: scale insects, whiteflies and spider mites.

1. If the plant is affected by parasites, it is necessary to treat it with preparations containing parmetrine. Cut the affected leaves and stems so that the infection does not spread.
2. If after processing the leaves continue to crumble, then a mealybug infection may have occurred, which affects the root system of the flower. In this case, you need to thoroughly rinse the roots of the plant and replace the earth.
3. With improper care, euphorbia can get sick and even die.
4. Excess moisture in the soil entails rotting of the root system and death of the plant.
5. Lack of light, especially in winter, can cause leaf falling and lack of flowering.

Euphorbia Mile or the euphorbia brilliant, subject to the rules of care, blooms throughout the year. Euphorbia is an amazing plant that does not require special attention and maintenance costs. During the flowering period pleases with a variety of colorful flowers. Perfectly assimilates on the plot and on the windowsill in the apartment.

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