Family | EUPHORBIACEAE |
Genus species | Euphorbia orphanidis Boiss. |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 4: 89 (1859) |
Native Range | Greece (Parnassos) |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 0-2100m |
Description | rootstock extensively branched, leaves glaucous, obovate, ca. 15mm long, bracts reniform to triangular, yellow-green |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | greenish yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Euphorbia hohenackeri Orph. ex Boiss. Tithymalus hohenackeri (Orph. ex Boiss.) Klotzsch & Garcke Tithymalus orphanidis (Boiss.) Soják |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece) |