Indian Corn Cob
Origin
South Africa
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Description
Euphorbia mammillaris variegata features attractive creamy white and frosty green, along with the darker green coloring of the non-variegated version. The plant forms an erect club-shaped stem,branches freely with lateral offsets, simple and ribbed, may branch above, 5-6 cm in diameter. Mature Height is 20-35 cm tall.
The ribs are with hexagonal crowded tubercles set in vertical rows after the manner of an ear of corn and separated by horizontal grooves.
Leaves are short and ephemeral. produces yellow solitary cyathia (flower) at the tip of each stem.
Environment
It is an easy species to grow that is suited for any well drained soil in full sun. But young plant are happy growing indoors, give the plant an airy growing medium which mainly consists of non organic material such us clay, pumice, lava grit, and only a little peat or leaf-mould.
Water regularly during the active growing season from March to September. No water should ever be allowed to stand around the roots. Keep almost completely dry in winter.
The plant become large landscape masterpieces in just 3-5 years. Keep in a location where winds are not a big issue.
Landscape
It is an excellent plant for garden rockery settings and desert type landscape
