| Life form | Shrub, ampel plant |
| Family | Euphorbiaceae |
| Origin | Malaysia, New Guinea |
| Ease of cultivation | Easy with small difficulties |
| The size | Length of shoots in room conditions up to 30 – 70 cm. |
| Growth rate | High |
| Lifespan | When wintering in a cool place 3-7 years. |
| Temperature | In the summer: not lower than 68 ° F, in the winter 53,6-60,8 ° F. At a higher temperature, plants are stretched and become less decorative. |
| Humidity | High. At least 50%, put the pot in a tray with wet pebbles, during flowering do not spray. |
| Lighting | A bright place, but not direct sunlight. In bright light, the leaves are better painted. |
| The soil | Fertile, equal parts of sod land, peat, sand and humus. Good drainage is required. |
| Watering | During flowering, regular watering (2 times a week and more often), the soil should not dry out. In winter, watering cut. |
| Fertilizer | From spring to autumn every 2-3 weeks with liquid fertilizer. |
| Reproduction | The top cuttings can grown spring in a greenhouse (or covered with polyethylene) with a lower heating in a mixture of peat and perlite or earth with sand, preferably use of heteroauxin. Possible reproduction seeds which are sown in Maret-April a mixture of earth and sand and germinated at a temperature of 20-71,6 ° F. Peeling seedlings at a height of 2-3 cm. |
| Bloom | Flowering can last year round, buds reach a length of 50 cm. Faded flowers should be removed. |
| Transfer | In spring and summer. You can only replace the top layer of the earth. It grows better in a close pot. |
| Features of care | In spring, cut the shoots to half their length. Once in several years, the plants are cut to a height of 20-30 cm. |
| Difficulties | It can be affected by thrips, scale insects, aphids, spider mites, and whiteflies. With a lack of moisture and dry air, the leaves turn yellow and fall off. At a lower temperature, they wither and fall off. Pale leaves and slow growth with a lack of nitrogen. |
| Air cleaning | – |
| Toxicity | Species of this genus can be harmful to animals. |
