Many flower lovers can often seeplants, reminiscent of their appearance cacti, but unlike the spiny brethren from South America, such plants give off a white juice, similar to milk. Due to this property they were called spurge.
Euphorbia or Euphorbia - is very common insubtropical, tropical and temperate areas. His Latin name Euphorbia, spurgeon is due to the ancient Roman doctor Dioscarid, who named the plant in honor of Euforb, a colleague who knew the secrets of preparing various medicinal potions from these plants.
This group of plants united in the familyare found in the form of thorny bushes, stunted trees, annual and perennial grasses, stem succulents. In places where the milk grows, the inhabitants use them as a hedge, planting along the houses. With room dilution, the milkweed does not reach such impressive sizes that it does not prevent them from decorating window sills and winter gardens.
All species of this plant contain milky juice, inthe composition of which is rubber, essential oils, amino acids and resins containing poisonous euphorbine. This substance can cause inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose and eyes, violations of the gastrointestinal tract, burns. Thus, to the known poisonous plants is added and spurge, the care of which, especially when planting and propagation, requires caution. Knowingly Bushmen greased the juice of these plants arrowheads, and Indians used the roots of the milkwort with pepper, neutralizing, thus, the poison from snake bites - wedge wedge.
Euphorbia, care for which does not require compliancespecial conditions, the plant is unpretentious. In winter, he needs moderate coolness, and in summer - warm. It is also desirable in the winter months to provide spurge with artificial illumination, since the plant is very fond of light. For the soil components of leaf land, humus, turf and sand are desirable, where the spurge is planted. Care during irrigation should be moderate in summer and severely restricted in winter. It is also not recommended to spray the milk with water, after which a lime ugly deposit appears.
This species includes the Milk Milk,decorative and flowering shrub up to one and a half meters high. The motherland of this milking island is Madagascar. Because of its rounded branches, densely covered with spines, Milk's Milk is called "thorn crown". Imperceptible flowers are collected in an umbrella, but red or orange bracts stand out clearly, making Mila's milkweed attractive. Care properly allows the bloom of the plant all year round. The exception is the winter months, when the Milk sprouts leaves.
Another representative of this group is the spurgecomb, care of which is also not complicated, as for other plants of this species. Comb or ribbed spurge with its appearance resembles a palm tree: the leaves are collected only on the top of the five-ribbed trunk. As the milkweed grows, the leaves fall off, forming scars on the stem. The comb or ribbed spurge loves light, is resistant to air dryness. It is advisable to water abundantly in summer, in winter - moderately, but the earthen should not be completely overdried.
As noted, many species areplants of the group spurge. Care for them is practically the same: a sufficient amount of light in winter, a warm content in summer outdoors or a balcony, and in winter - at room temperature. Moderate watering in winter and more intensive in summer. When yellow leaves appear, attention should be paid to the observance of water and temperature conditions. Euphorbia can also be grown hydroponically. Feeding is needed in the period from spring to autumn once a month. You can use fertilizing for cacti.
