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Pedilanthus macrocarpus

Succulent shrub native to the Sonoran desert, down to Baja California. It branches from the base and flowers abuntantly with red "cyathia". Its stems will stand straight upright when grown in full sun and will arch gracefully if kept with some shade. Hardy to extreme conditions.!

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Succulent shrub native to the Sonoran desert, down to Baja California. Pedilanthus macrocarpus branches from the base and flowers abuntantly with red "cyathia". Its stems will stand straight upright when grown in full sun and will arch gracefully if kept with some shade. It is used as an ornamental plant outdoors in mediterranean to dry subtropical areas, as it will make a nice garden shrub and will keep a low stature of about 1 m . This Pedilanthus is hardy to extreme conditions and will take light, short frosts.

Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Cultivation	Protected
Plant origin	America
Presentation	Bare root
Max. Size	50cm-100cm
Botanical family	Euphorbiaceae
Light	Sun
Light	Medium
Minimum winter temperature	-5 ºC to 5 ºC
Flowering Season	Warmer Months
Plant type	Herbaceous
Color	Green
Color	Red
Care	Pot
Shape	Succulents