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Euphorbia trigona, the African milk tree, [1] cathedral cactus, [1] or Abyssinian euphorbia, [2] is a species of flowering plant that originates from Central Africa.Somewhat common in cultivation as a houseplant or as a hedge, the species is one of the euphorbias with succulent stems and branches as an adaptation to arid climates.
The cultivation of ornamental plants in gardening began in ancient civilizations around 2000 BC. [5] Ancient Egyptian tomb paintings of 1500 BC show physical evidence of ornamental horticulture and landscape design.
A cactus (pl.: cacti, cactuses, or less commonly, cactus) [3] is a member of the plant family Cactaceae (/ k æ k ˈ t eɪ s i. iː,-ˌ aɪ /), [a] a family of the order Caryophyllales comprising about 127 genera with some 1,750 known species. [4]
Cereus repandus (syn. Cereus peruvianus), the Peruvian apple cactus, is a large, erect, spiny columnar cactus found in South America.It is also known as giant club cactus, hedge cactus, cadushi (in Papiamento and Wayuunaiki [2]), and kayush.
An orchid kept as a houseplant on an indoor windowsill. A houseplant, sometimes known as a pot plant, potted plant, or an indoor plant, is an ornamental plant that is grown indoors. [1]
Schlumbergera is a small genus of cacti with six to nine species found in the coastal mountains of south-eastern Brazil.These plants grow on trees or rocks in habitats that are generally shady with high humidity, and can be quite different in appearance from their desert-dwelling cousins.
Some species of barrel cactus reach over 1 metre (3.3 ft) in height at maturity, and have been known to reach 3 metres (9.8 ft) in some regions.
Acanthocereus tetragonus is a tall, columnar cactus that reaches a height of 2–7 m (6.6–23.0 ft). Stems are dark green, have three to five angles, and are 6–8 cm (2.4–3.1 in) in diameter.