House plant euphorbia, called in the common parlance of palm trees, is often found on the windowsills of fans of a diverse flora. This cactus relative often has fairly large spines that can injure a person or pets. Another risk associated with the care of euphorbia is that it emits milky juice, like all the milkweed . A milky juice contains poisonous substances that protect the plant from disease. Getting on the skin of a person, it can cause a burn and a severe allergic reaction, and getting into the digestive system, causes poisoning. Especially dangerous euphorbia Euphorbia young children, but because you should keep the flower as far as possible from the ubiquitous kids.
How to care for a flower with euphorbia?
The basic rules of home care are safety measures when working with a flower of euphorbia. All work should be done with gloves, after completion their face and hands should be thoroughly rinsed with soap under running water. It is good that the euphorbia is completely undemanding to take care of, which means that contact with it will be minimized. Watering once a week in the summer, and twice a month in the winter it will be completely arranged. After all, the plant has a fleshy stem, in which enough moisture is stored to maintain life. The place for the flower should be sunny.
During a period of intensive growth, a young plant can be sprayed from a small sprayer, but this is not necessary. Euphorbia is transplanted into fresh soil in spring every 3-4 years. The ground should be loose and have good drainage to prevent the root system from becoming dead and decaying - the main enemy of milkweed health. Several times during the summer euphorbia is fed with fertilizer for succulents.
In order for the plant to form a beautiful and lush crown in the spring, it can be cut. This manipulation does not affect the height of the plant, and it can grow up to two meters, but it is good to reflect on the density of the foliage.
Reproduction of euphorbia
At home, euphorbia blooms extremely rarely, which means that the advisability of seed reproduction is not relevant. But if the seeds can still be obtained, then they are sown in sandy soil mixture immediately after collection without drying. In the main, the plant is propagated by leaf cuttings. They are immediately rooted in the sand and covered with cellophane, in order to quickly appear roots.
Various types of euphorbia with a different shape and pattern of the stem, with a different color of leaves, always find their admirer. Look closely at this plant and, perhaps, it will appear on the windowsill and in your house.