You might have noticed some liquid oozing from your cactus plant. This could either be normal or a sign of a problem. Here's ...

One of the more common ones is cushion spurge (Euphorbia polychroma), which forms a 1-foot tall by 2-foot wide tidy mound. ... The milky sap of the euphorbia plant can irritate skin and eyes.

Plant the stem in a cactus mix and keep it out of direct sun. Place the plant in a warm spot to encourage rooting; a warming mat set to 77 F works best. It can take several weeks before the plants ...

Interestingly, euphorbia Tirucalli is also known as petroleum plant in some parts of the world because the sap contains corrosive terpenes and phorbol esters — think paint thinner and gasoline.

Euphorbia contains thousands of species, including some that are easy to mistake for a cactus. Simon McGill via Getty Images From the plant's perspective, it's a great defense against herbivores ...

You have seen these around town in the medians or in your home's landscape. One of my new favorite plants is the Gopher plant or Euphorbia rigida. You know we gardeners are always changing our ...

The toxicity of euphorbia varies with the species of plant. 9 A clinical presentation according to plant species has been discussed by Eke et al, ...