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Giant Milk Bush (Euphorbia ammak)
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Euphorbia ammak

Giant Milk Bush

Euphorbia · Euphorbiaceae

Euphorbia ammak, commonly known as giant milk bush, African candelabra and candelabra spurge, is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae native to the Arabian Peninsula. As most other succulent members of the genus Euphorbia, its trade is regulated under Appendix II of CITES.

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Classification

Genus
Euphorbia
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Common name
Giant Milk Bush
Climate
temperate, subtropical

Euphorbia ammak belongs to the Euphorbia genus within the Euphorbiaceae family. It performs reliably across temperate, subtropical zones in our experience.

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Cultivation

Care sheet.

Water
Very low
Light
Full sun
Soil
Free-draining
Growth rate
Slow
Mature size
Rosette / clumping
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Companions

Species we plant alongside Giant Milk Bush.

Euphorbia tirucalli (Euphorbia tirucalli)
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Euphorbia tirucalli

Euphorbia tirucalli

Euphorbia trigona (Euphorbia trigona)
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Euphorbia trigona

Euphorbia trigona

Blue Fescue (Festuca glauca)
grass
Festuca glauca

Blue Fescue

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Further reading

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    Euphorbia ammak taxon photographAtlas of Living Australia image service