| Life form | Bush |
| Family | Euphorbiaceae |
| Origin | Particularly common in Africa, although representatives of the genus occur in a wide variety of zones. |
| Ease of cultivation | Usually the lungs for growing a plant. |
| The size | The forms of the spherical form reach a height of 15 cm; treelike species reach 3 m. |
| Growth rate | Different, tree-like species can give up to 20-25 cm per year, globular forms differ in slow growth. |
| Lifespan | Perennial plant |
| Temperature | In the summer: 68-71,6, up to 86 ° F, in winter 50-53,6 ° F. The temperature should not be greatly reduced, the minimum is 41-42,8 ° F. |
| Humidity | Plants do not require high humidity and spraying. On the contrary, when moisture gets on the leaves and stems, their decay is possible. Nevertheless, it is desirable to place them away from radiators in winter. |
| Lighting | A bright place. Prefer the southern window and direct sunlight. Only variegated species can get burned in too bright sun. Tree-like milkweed prefer lighting from the top. |
| The soil | 1 part of the turf ground, 1 part peat, 1 part sod, 1 part humus, 1 part sand. Requires good drainage. In the soil you can add brick crumb and charcoal. Good drainage is required. |
| Watering | In the summer approximately once a week, the soil between watering should dry up. Most species store moisture in succulent stems, so overflowing is harmful to them. In autumn and spring, water about once every 15 days. In winter, watering is reduced to 1 time per month. |
| Fertilizer | From spring to autumn, once a month, liquid fertilizer for cacti. |
| Reproduction | The apical cuttings are about 12 cm long with 4-5 leaves, they are cut from the top of the shoot, wait about 2-3 days for a protective film to form on the cut. To stop the selection of milky juice, place a slice for several minutes in warm water, the cut can be powdered with ground pepper or charcoal (frozen milk juice slows rooting). Cuttings are planted in a mixture of peat and sand, you can add charcoal. Place on a bright place and germinate at a temperature of not less than 68 ° F. Reproduction by seeds is used for spherical milkweed. Seeds are sown in a mixture of sand and foliage, germinate in a bright place at a temperature of 64,4° F. The first pick is (1 cm) prvoditsya postemergence after another proliferation conduct the pick (3 cm). |
| Bloom | It can blossom in different ways. What is taken for a flower, in fact – an inflorescence with one female, several male flowers (with one stamen) and bracts. In Millet Mill, bracts have a bright color – red, pink, yellow, light purple. Flowering lasts for several months. Flowers can not self-pollinate. If it is necessary to obtain seeds, several plants should be placed side by side. |
| Transfer | In the spring, annually. Sometimes spurge very quickly “outgrow” the pot, in this case, in order to balance the bottom of the pot put a large piece of brick. |
| Features of care | In spring (early March), in stretched plants, it is possible to trim shoots to half their length to form a crown. If the Millet’s milk has fallen leaves, then they will not be restored, shoots should be cut off better. |
| Difficulties | Affected mostly mealybugs and scale insects, spider mites. When excess watering and in the cold, as well as with a lack of moisture, the lower leaves fall off. Leaves may also fall off from a lack of phosphorus in the soil. Stalk rots with excess watering during low teperatura. The plant does not bloom, young leaves fall off with a lack of light.Leaves wither, stem wrinkles from lack of moisture. |
| Air cleaning | – |
| Toxicity | Species of this genus can be harmful to animals. have a poisonous milky juice. Spiny plants should be kept away from children and animals. It is impossible that the milky juice gets on mucous membranes, in eyes and on wounds, tk. has a strong irritant effect. |
