Orange Firestick Succulent

Euphorbia is a large genus of succulents with over 2 000 species.

Orange firestick succulent.

The succulent has clumps of pencil like stems exhibiting an orangey red color that looks like it s on fire. Euphorbia tirucalli sticks on fire firesticks red pencil tree this shrubby succulent has bright red pink orange or yellow stems. The plant commonly known as a firestick cactus is not actually a cactus at all but a succulent euphorbia related to poinsettia. The firestick succulent is also named pencil cactus stick cactus fire plant pencil plant and sticks on fire pictures of the firestick plant show how it gets its name.

Often referred to as a cactus the plant is actually a succulent that presents new. Stems of the plant grow upright with only a few tiny leaves. Add or remove soil as needed. Their color ranges from green to orange red and intensify during colder winter months.

How do you transplant a fire stick plant. Pencil succulents including euphorbia tirucalli are toxic to humans dogs and cats. It adds thriller to succulent arrangements. Most euphorbias are native to africa and madagascar.

You should place the fire sticks succulent carefully when transplanting. The branches form a striking contrast. Growing well with new flowering being greenish when i bought them a year ago they were two and a half to three feet tall. They can cause serious intestinal injuries and skin injuries.

Like most succulents euphorbia members thrive in the wintertime especially the euphorbia tirucalli or sticks on fire also called fire stick finger plant indian tree spurge or pencil plant which turns bright orange to red in cold temperatures. Not a hint of orange red or yellow. The main irritant is the sap from. It grows well in container gardens but due to its toxicity should not be planted where there is a lot of foot traffic.

Euphorbia tiruacalli firesticks pencil tree have small and slender leaves with cylindrical branches. Mine are a deep green. Also called pencil cactus or pencil tree it grows as an accent outdoor shrub or a container patio plant that spruces up the spot. They are currently four feet tall.

Shrubs of sticks on fire can be seen growing in yards and nurseries all around fallbrook noticeable. New growth is a dramatic red orange color looking something like sticks on fire. Firestick succulent euphorbia tirucalli is a showy plant that features a tangled mass of orange red branches as thick as pencils hence the name.