Dicliptera suberecta Laurentia (aka: Euphorbia amygdaloides var

(aka: Euphorbia amygdaloides var

palmate green leaves near the top

needle-thin

It's roots have antifungal and antibacterial properties

hummingbird attracting flowers on 30" tall scapes in late spring

Dicliptera suberecta Laurentia (aka: Euphorbia amygdaloides var(aka: Jacobinia suberecta, Justicia suberecta) Dicliptera suberecta is one of the few ornamentals from Uruguay that we grow makes you wonder what else might be there. The felty, grey leaves adorn this 20" tall x 3' wide, heat and drought loving deciduous clump, topped from late spring until fall with terminal clusters of tubular orange flowers a hummingbird's dream come true ours also.