Euphorbia punicea – Jamaican Poinsettia (email for availability)

An unusual, evergreen, tropical, succulent shrub that produces really nice showy red bracts with golden yellow flowers. The blooms attract butterflies. This rare beauty will please the tropical plant collector.

Please email us with your zip code for availability. Does not come with flowers.

Description

An unusual evergreen succulent shrub from Jamaica. This plant gets really nice showy red bracts with golden yellow flowers and you can see them starting in the early spring for a long time. It is a great plant for small gardens or containers and can take a bit of drought. It does attract butterflies! The plant can get around 6′ – 12′ tall depending on the conditions. Very elegant and clean shrub, rarely offered and very pretty.

FAMILY : Euphorbiaceae
ORIGIN : Jamaica, Cuba
TYPE/USES : evergreen shrub
MATURE SIZE : 6′ – 12′
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS : full sun to partial sun
WATER REQUIREMENTS : keep a little dry
MIN. TEMP. : low 30’s
FLOWER : starting in early spring for a long time

All photos were taken of our mature mother plants, not the plants for sale.

Additional information

Weight 5 lbs
Dimensions 6 × 9 × 24 in
Gardino Nursery