Orange Firestick Succulent

The branches form a striking contrast.

Orange firestick succulent.

Euphorbia is a large genus of succulents with over 2 000 species. Also called pencil cactus or pencil tree it grows as an accent outdoor shrub or a container patio plant that spruces up the spot. Firestick cactus or euphorbia tirucalli rosea is also known as sticks of fire sticks on fire or pencil tree. It grows well in container gardens but due to its toxicity should not be planted where there is a lot of foot traffic.

Euphorbia tirucalli sticks on fire firesticks red pencil tree this shrubby succulent has bright red pink orange or yellow stems. Their color ranges from green to orange red and intensify during colder winter months. The succulent has clumps of pencil like stems exhibiting an orangey red color that looks like it s on fire. Often referred to as a cactus the plant is actually a succulent that presents new.

Pencil succulents including euphorbia tirucalli are toxic to humans dogs and cats. Firestick succulent euphorbia tirucalli is a showy plant that features a tangled mass of orange red branches as thick as pencils hence the name. Not a hint of orange red or yellow. 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.

Euphorbia tiruacalli firesticks pencil tree have small and slender leaves with cylindrical branches. How do you transplant a fire stick plant. Mine are a deep green. Every other firestick plant in my neighborhood is a gorgeous orange red on the upper branches.

Add or remove soil as needed. They can cause serious intestinal injuries and skin injuries. New growth is a dramatic red orange color looking something like sticks on fire. They are currently four feet tall.

Growing well with new flowering being greenish when i bought them a year ago they were two and a half to three feet tall. The plant commonly known as a firestick cactus is not actually a cactus at all but a succulent euphorbia related to poinsettia. It adds thriller to succulent arrangements. Shrubs of sticks on fire can be seen growing in yards and nurseries all around fallbrook noticeable.

Stems of the plant grow upright with only a few tiny leaves. You should place the fire sticks succulent carefully when transplanting. Are fire stick plants poisonous to dogs and cats.