Euphorbia fringed is known as a mountain subspecies, which in the wild grows in North America. At home, the plant is grown due to beautiful flowering, variegated foliage and unpretentious care.
What does euphorbia bordered look like, to which family it belongs
Euphorbia bordered has many names that characterize its appearance and area of growth - “early snow”, “mountain” or “rich bride”. The shrub belongs to the family Euphorbiaceae, grows no more than 80 centimeters in length.
Fringed euphorbia grows on mountain slopes.
On a note! The length of the plant and the stem coincide, since it has erect shoots on which elongated oval leaves are located. They are painted in a beautiful green shade with tints of blue, and a snow-white strip borders its edges.
Common varieties
Two varieties are most popular with milkweed Early Snow:
- Summer Icicle - 40 centimeters in height, whorled leaves are painted in light green in color and have a white border around the edge;
- Early Snow - similar to the previous variety, but has a more noticeable flowering white buds.
Healing properties
Milkweed tinctures have long been used in folk medicine for treating various ailments. The plant has healing properties:
- boosts immunity;
- treats external inflammatory processes;
- reduces itching and other dermatological problems;
- starts the proper functioning of the gastrointestinal tract;
- relieves stomach pain in case of poisoning.
Briefly about the history of the appearance
The birthplace of the plant is the hillsides of Canada and the northern states of America. Grown as a garden ornamental plant relatively recently.
Features of home flower care
Like other varieties of milkweed, fringed also has no special care requirements.
Temperature
For normal growth, a temperature in the range from 18-26 ℃ above zero is necessary. The shrub is resistant to heat, but can endure short-term frosts without negative consequences.
The bush is planted in an open area
Lighting
Planting euphorbia is better in an open place, otherwise it will weaken and may die. If a plant is planted next to buildings, it is better to choose the southern sides for this.
Note! If the bush will be grown in the southern latitudes, a site with a small partial shade will do.
Watering
Euphorbia is rarely watered, otherwise there may be a danger of rotting of the root system. Water the plant only if necessary, in the rainy period this need disappears completely.
Spraying
Spraying is not particularly necessary. Shrub tolerates drought and does not suffer from high temperature.
Humidity
Moisture indicators, as well as sprayings, do not play a special role in care, therefore, you can not pay attention to this point.
Priming
For planting, choose a place with a deep occurrence of groundwater, since the plant does not like high humidity. Due to excessive feeding, the euphorbia may stop developing, so do not carry out the procedure too often.
Top dressing
Fertilizers play a large role in caring for ornamental plants, but not in the case of milked milk. It is enough to feed him once a month with mineral fertilizers.
Note! The first and last fertilizer application is best done with the help of organics: manure, mullein, humus.
Features of winter care, rest period
By the end of summer, all care procedures are stopped and sanitary cutting is started. For winter, euphorbia can not be covered or just fall asleep with dry foliage and earth. in the more northern regions they can be covered with fir spruce branches.
Bordered Milkweed Flowers
When and how it blooms
The flowering of mountain milkweed is imperceptible, since it is lost against the background of variegated leaf plates.
Types of flowers
Very small white flowers are collected located at the very top of the stems. In the very middle, yellow-green stamens are very noticeable on them. Because of their hue, the buds almost merge with the background of white-green large leaves.
Flower shapes
Inflorescences in the shape of umbrellas have from 3 to 7 flowers, each of which includes 5 petals. Buds look like daisies with wide semicircular petals
Flowering period
Flowering of early snow begins in late May and lasts until mid-June. Toward the end of summer, the second wave begins, which is not as abundant as the previous bud opening.
Pruning
After complete flowering of milkweed, the time comes to cut off excess root offspring and dried stems.
Important! On the eve of pruning stems, you should definitely wear protective tight gloves. Mountain milkweed poisonous juice can cause allergies, itching, or burning.
How euphorbia bordered by euphorbia
Euphorbia of this subspecies is propagated in two ways: by seeds and cuttings.
Seeds can be grown as seedlings
Seed germination
The cultivation of milkweed bordered from seeds is carried out in the first half of May. Planting material is planted immediately in open ground, but seedlings are grown in a box. Initially, they dig up the soil and add organic matter to it, after which they do not feed the plant for 2 months. Make small pits 5 cm deep. Planted in them a seed and watered. After the appearance of sprouts, weak and low specimens are removed.
Rooting cuttings
To grow euphorbia from a cuttings, a branch is cut from an adult bush. For a day, it is soaked in water and planted in a nutritious loose substrate. Three weeks later, the stalk is rooted and can be planted in open ground.
Transfer
A planned transplantation to mountain milk does not require, but sometimes unforeseen circumstances arise, because of which the bush has to be moved to another place. Such circumstances include improperly selected place for planting or decay of the root system.
A step-by-step transplant is carried out as follows:
- Dig a bush and clean the roots of the ground.
- Cut dead rhizomes and stems.
- Slices are processed and the plant is placed in a saline stimulating root formation.
- Dig a hole in another place.
- Put euphorbia into it.
- Fall asleep with a substrate and tamp.
Possible problems in growing and disease
All varieties of milkweed are particularly resistant to diseases and pests. They well tolerate the negative effects of adverse climatic conditions, but they have small problems.
Discards buds and leaves
The discharge of leaves and flowers is the result of a lack of fertilizing and a lack of lighting. Often before this, the foliage and petals of the buds begin to dry out around the edges.
Leaves turn pale
The main reason for the blanching of the plates is the lack of natural light. An important element in the care of milkweed is the selection of a suitable site.
The tips dry on the leaves
The problem rarely worries mountain euphorbia, but if it does appear, the bush suffers from prolonged exposure to the scorching sun with dry air and lack of watering.
Lower leaves fall off
Falling of the lower leaves occurs due to a sharp change in temperature or lack of phosphorus in the soil. The problem also arises if you plant a plant in lowlands, close to groundwater.
Pests
Among insect parasites that infect euphorbia, there can be scale insects, aphids and spider mites. You can notice their appearance on the leaf plates, small dark dots form on them.
Additional Information! Spider mites weave a thin web, and scutes and thrips lay larvae on the back of the leaves. To combat them, insecticides are used, but with a spider mite, acaricides are most effective in controlling.
Other problems
Sometimes dark spots may appear on the bush on leaf blades. They are formed due to stagnation of moisture in the soil and the appearance of root rot.
Fringed spurge is an annual shrub with an unusual coloring of leaf plates. This is what makes the bush in demand in home floriculture.
