| Description | Variegated Corn Plant (Euphorbia mammillaris) A small succulent whose entire stem can be totally variegated. Not as strong of grower as the non-variegated Corncob Plant. |
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| Pronunciation | (yoo-FOR-bee-uh) |
| Plant Type | Succulents, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | 10 |
| Sunlight | bright to direct |
| Moisture | dry out between watering's |
| Soil & Site | well drained |
| Growing Media | well drained |
| Temperature | prefers 60-85 degrees F, minimum temperature 45 degrees F |
| Leaves | small, green, ephemeral |
| Stems | cylindrical, branches from the base or farther up the stem, has rows of tubercles separated by horizontal furrows producing a few spines |
| Dimensions | reaches less than a foot, branches from the base of the plant |
| Propagation | seeds, rather difficult from cuttings, cuttings best taken in spring or summer |
| Native Site | South Africa |
| Misc Facts | All Euphorbias contain a white sap that can be irritating to eyes and mucous membranes. Euphorbia: for Euphorbus, corpulent Greek physician of Juba II, King of Mauretania. Juba, educated in Rome, and married to daughter of Antony and Cleopatra. From eu, "good" and phorbe, "pasture or fodder," thus giving euphorbos the meaning "well fed." AKA: Variegated Corncob Euphorbia, Indian Corncob |
| Author's Notes | I grew this plant for many years. It was easy to grow in well drained cactus mix and just watch the watering. It is a weird but lovable plant |
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