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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.
Succulent plants have thickened stems, or leaves, such as this Aloe.. In botany, succulent plants, also known as succulents, are plants with parts that are thickened, fleshy, and engorged, usually to retain water in arid climates or soil conditions.
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]
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Croton is an extensive plant genus in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae.The plants of this genus were described and introduced to Europeans by Georg Eberhard Rumphius.The common names for this genus are rushfoil and croton, but the latter also refers to Codiaeum variegatum.
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.