Flower spurge - a beautiful plant with poisonous juice

The flower spurge belongs to the eponymous family of the oldest, which is represented by a wide variety of species. This includes huge tropical trees, and low-growing grass, and creeping lianas, and thorny bushes, and aquatic plants.

Almost all the milkworms share a common trait: from the leaves and stems of plants, a viscous white, like cow's milk, appears in the notch. This property and caused the emergence of the name spurge. Some plants in the family have clear juice, and practically all of them are toxic to humans. If you get on the surface of the skin or inside the body, the juice can have a negative effect. So the African tribes used the poison of the milkweed in the manufacture of poisoned arrows.

Another peculiarity of the species is the flowers peculiar in structure, collected in the inflorescence, which are often surrounded by large, spectacular leaves. Some plants are very similar to cacti. The milkweed has an erect stem, from which numerous shoots diverge. The spurge flower grown at home can reach a height of 3 meters.

In flats most often produce such varieties as triangular, which resembles a candelabrum, bezolozhchaty - like a palm tree, a mile - a crown of thorns, as well as poinsettia (beautiful) - spurge, blooming for Christmas. It is difficult to list all the variety of beautiful plants that fascinate with their severity and simplicity. However, you can determine the general rules of care for domestic milking.

Choosing house flowers spurge, it is necessary to consider their future dimensions, which depend on the variety. Therefore, when purchasing a plant, one should provide a place where it will be located. When buying, you need to choose a healthy flower without damaging the leaves and stem.

For a house plant, it's pretty easy to take care of. The flower of spurge requires a lot of light and, unlike many other species, does not suffer from exposure to direct sun rays. A variegated milkweed in the shade can even lose its color. Favorable temperature is 20 degrees. Only some varieties can briefly carry temperatures lowered to 5 degrees.

Plants do not like excessive watering. To prevent decay of branches and stems, they should not get liquid during watering. In spring and summer, the spurge should be sprayed, and in winter the humidification is completely stopped until the soil is completely dry.

No matter how stubborn the plants, the spurge flower does not tolerate drafts that lead to yellowing and dropping of leaves.

Caring for the flower, you need to monitor the appearance of the plant, it should not be dust. Hand touching the indoor flower spurge is not recommended, and the dust is best removed with a brush.

Plant transplantation is performed no more than twice a year. To do this, select a capacity larger than the previous one. It is covered with soil for succulent or cactus plants (consisting of a third of sandstone). At the bottom of the pot of claydite or pebbles arrange drainage.

Propagate indoor flower spurge more often by cuttings. Cutting at the end of spring the stalk, wait until the milky juice flows out. The cut should be sprinkled with charcoal and dried for 2 days. After this, the cutting can be transferred to the open ground. During rooting, the plant should be protected from direct sun rays, and the soil must be constantly moistened.

The plant can sometimes be attacked by worms, which get rid of by applying special insecticides.

In addition to domestic cultivation, various types of ornamental milkweed are cultivated in the garden and flower beds. With their help, you can draw a smooth path or emphasize the edge of the rabbit, and also decorate the shady area.