I own a very rare euphorbia virosa from South Africa. It looks like a cactus but it’s not. I treat virosa with kid gloves and grow it separately from the rest of my plants. Just brushing across the ...

Dr. Herman Schwartz, an oncologist who spent years working with children dying of leukemia, sought a weekend antidote to the emotional stress of his vocation. He found it through cultivating the ...

(This week Succulentophile gives way to an article by Peter Bangayan.) The genus Euphorbia is just one of 300 genera belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae. Euphorbias generally have small, ...

The pencil tree — sometimes called pencil cactus, though it’s unrelated to cactuses – is the world’s most common succulent Euphorbia. According to Fred Dortort, author of ‘’Succulent Plants of the ...

Walnut Creek’s Ruth Bancroft is a national authority on drought-resistant gardening. Twice a month, she and her staff share their knowledge with readers. Q: In answer to the question about ...

Succulents have a way of stealing the spotlight. With their sculptural shapes, vibrant colors, and the ability to thrive in areas where other plants struggle, it's no surprise they're a favorite among ...

The genus Euphorbia is just one of 300 genera belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae. Euphorbias generally have small insignificant flowers and most exude a milky sap, which in most plants are highly ...