Propagation
Take stem cuttings from spring to summer. Allow the cuttings to dry and form a callus before planting into a very well-drained gritty media.
Division of the clump during spring.
Botanic information
Leaf: The sessile mid green oblong-lanceolate elliptical-oblong leaves are glabrous or slightly pubescent with an acute apex. The margin is slightly serrated towards the apex and during autumn the leaves turn yellow-reddish before falling.
Flower: The yellow male and female flowers are arranged in a cup-shaped involucre-like organ (cyathia) that has small green-yellow bracts. The male flower has a single stamen and the female consists of a 3-celled pistil. The flowersare arranged in a terminal cyme that is up to 60 mm (2? in) wide and appearfrom late-spring to midsummer.
Fruit: The 3-valve brown glabrousto densely villous oval capsule is an explosive schizocarp and contains seeds that are viable but the plant is commonly reproduced vegetatively to maintain true to type.
Note:
Care should be taken when selecting a site as all Euphorbia's contain white sap that causes skin and eye irritation. Be certain to wash your hands with soap and water after handling plant material.