Stick Cactus Plant

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.

Stick cactus plant.

Information on the pencil cactus plant. Cut or break off old green branches to. I have this fire stick cactus outside in full sun for the past few days. The firestick plant pencil cactus or euphorbia tirucalli is a type of succulent not a cactus.

Care of pencil cactus is minimal. There are a few little leaves on top that are red but the plant in its entirety is still totally green. Fire sticks can grow to 20 or 30 feet tall with attractive red tips making it an excellent. The plant is mistaken for a cactus quite often as it resembles a dense cactus plant without the spines.

The pencil cactus is a large plant native to africa and india. The commonly called pencil cactus euphorbia tirucalli is a member of the euphorbia family another common name for the pencil cactus is milkbush due to the milky white irritating sap or latex the plant releases when the stems are broken. The succulent plant commonly called fire sticks or sticks on fire is botanically known as euphorbia tirucalli v. Often referred to as a cactus the plant is actually a succulent that presents new.

As long as you know you have the red variety don t worry. Though it is a succulent and not a true cactus pencil is an excellent cactus houseplant variety that provides a distinctive shape within an indoor landscape. Firestick cactus or euphorbia tirucalli rosea is also known as sticks of fire sticks on fire or pencil tree. The plant is ideal for sunny warm spots indoors or greenhouse growing.