Cnidoscolus stimulosus
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Tread-Softly; Finger-rot
Euphorbiaceae
Plant Specifics
| Form: | Flower | |
| Size: | 1 (3) ft tall by .5-1 ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | White | |
| Fruit Color: | NA | |
| Phenology: | Winter dormant. Blooms spring-summer. | |
| Noted for: | Showy flowers, Thorns |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Wildflower garden. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Considerations: | While this plant has interesting foliage and white flowers, it also has stinging hairs. Weeding around this species, transplanting it, or walking on it is be unpleasant unless gloves are worn. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Propagation: | Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Availability: | Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| (Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: | Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray. Exposure to salt spray would be uncommon (major storms). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil or other substrate: | Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ecology
| Wildlife: |
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| Insects: | Attracts butterflies and other insects (https://flawildflowers.org/). | |
| Native Habitats: | Disturbed dry areas, scrub and scrubby flatwoods, sandhill. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11 8A 8B 9A 9B
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
| General Comments: | Perhaps best left to wildflower enthusiasts out to prove that they can tolerate the pain of growing it! |