Euphorbia Mile, Almaty, Kazakhstan

The euphorbia Euphorbia milii Mile - is called also a crown of thorns - it is a small prickly bush, with powerful grayish stalks and bright green leaves of oblong shape. Flowers very small, yellowish, bright red and them often take bracts for the real flowers. This euphorbia needs the maximum solar lighting in the summer, formation of krone by cutting and cool contents in the winter at a temperature about 13 °C. The euphorbia Mile is put to heavier clay soil, than other types. Other name of this look - the Euphorbia brilliant Euphorbia splendens.

Blossoms plentifully during the whole year, except for winter when the plant dumps leaves and enters a dormant period. Growth and intensity of blossoming can be regulated: at short light day the plant actively vegetirut and stuffs up flower kidneys; in the conditions of long day buds are formed only at 14 °C.