Euphorbia Fire Sticks (Pencil Cactus / Sticks On Fire) Plant Care Guide For Beginners

[@LeafMeAlonePlants]

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[@latkagravas986]

Is there a reason after watering them in a 12' plastic drainage pot ---that 'still be wet' in middle after 4 days passed? May you help? Please? If you were to put a circle in the middle of the palm of your hand ---that's my Firestick succulent in that circle, the remainder surface of your palm is the remainder visible soil, dried up as should after those 4 days. But that middle part is still wet/soggy ---is this normal. I assume foul play or am I wrong?

[@carmenwhitehead]

Mine is green also. My mom has one in a pot in her front yard and it's at least 6' tall. I love this plant.

[@LeafMeAlonePlants]

I had never even heard of these until I moved to AZ but they are now one of my favorites especially when they are big like that!

[@misodinamosa]

These are gorgeous! I have one hanging and it’s beautiful!

[@susie_withe_sass]

Forget the plant, your MAKEUP is fire!! 🔥 ❤

[@LollysGarden]

Thank you for providing so much excellent information. Very excited to try growing this beauty.

[@vetdrenalinenonprofit8399]

Great channel name!!! Love fire sticks

[@kristinperdue6392]

Great video! I would love to hear more about what their soil needs are. I know that they need full sun so I’m assuming a south (or like me, the best I’ve got is southeast) window. But are these more of a succulent or a cactus? And should I use straight up cactus soil - very fluffy, light, and fast-draining - or a combo of some other soils too?

[@v.t.1646]

The color is amazing! They should named it a burning bush lol

[@LeafMeAlonePlants]

Fun fact, my uncle had a burning bush outside his yeard for years and one year on forth of july he accidently lit it with a firework so it was literally a burning burning bush 😅

[@dawningebretson1004]

Thank you for explaining why my sticks of fire stay green. I got some cuttings from a friend and now these are very very colorful, but my other one is just pure green in a pot.

[@davidlangham5335]

Im going to try one. During the summer in mesa i took a IR temperature gun reading in my yard. It can get 150 degrees in total direct sunlight. 180 inside car and 180 on concrete

[@floydparks]

Enjoyed the explanation. Also in AZ and received some large cuttings and had no clue how to plant them.

[@MH55YT]

Great video; thank you. I have lived in Phoenix for the past 40 years and have never noticed this plant. It would have been perfect for so many spots and my brown thumb. I purchased a one-gallon from Whitfill Nursery, costing $15, and many clippings were cut off. I suspect that's how they start next year's crop. I'll see if you have a video on how to grow a citrus tree from seed. Those cost $100 for a small 5-gallon lemon or lime. Seeds cost $7 from Amazon.

[@jamiehewlett4130]

Just purchased this and I love it. Thanks for the information

[@LeafMeAlonePlants]

Its one of my favorites thanks so much for watching!!

[@throwaway-c2q]

I have a 7 ft gal in a pot that lives outdoors in summer, comes inside for winter. She's 10-20 yrs old (I've had her 5, last person had her 7, and she was adult before that). She's lived in 3 states: Colorado- very hot summers and only 5-7% humidity, where she did great (and it's where she lived before I acquired her, as well). I moved to NC, then SC, and all it did was rain, rain, rain, followed by very hot & extremely humid. I thought she was gonna drown, but guess what? It added a foot of vertical growth! Don't water.... too much water... Eunice Euphorbia don't care! She has never been orange/yellow/red, nor have I gotten flowers. Bummer. The sap doesn't affect me in any way, and my animals don't go near her. A mover got poked in the eye and had to go to urgent care, however. So I highly suggest not poking yourself in the eye with it!

[@supergingerr]

The second you said Madagascar king Julian came to mind😂

[@LeafMeAlonePlants]

Lmao great minds think alike I guess 😅

[@garygilliam1890]

Mine lives in a grow tent with 16 different types of uforbias and its just now starting to grow here in October

[@lisathompson1153]

Thanks

[@gaygroomes1152]

My milk bush has gotten too big. How do you thin them out or cut them back?

[@slobodankajosilo5944]

Just brake off sticks

[@geslinam9703]

These things grow like weeds. They will get 4 feet tall in no time at all. Basically just put them in a bright spot and ignore. The light is what makes them orange. Where I live in the northeast, even under skylights, mine basically stays green.

[@LeafMeAlonePlants]

Yes I am always amazed out here in Arizona how prolific these grow especially when they are planted in the ground!

[@kendravoracek3636]

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[@LeafMeAlonePlants]

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[@lindaginn7714]

Hello Leaf Me Alone Plants, This is the first video of yours that I've seen, and I really enjoyed it. However, I feel a little concerned that the toxicity of and repercussions after exposure to the sap of this plant wasn't emphasized enough. For example, the warning came towards the end of the video, and the picture you showed of it being planted in the landscape is really an example of where it should not be planted. It looked like it was next to a sidewalk. Fire sticks should not be planted near places where people or pets can accidentally brush up against them because the stems are easily broken off leaving the sap exposed. Even exposure to dried sap can be consequential. Down below, someone commented that the sap is only slightly poisonous and not a problem unless you get it in your eye, but that is not true for everyone. Some people and pets require emergency medical treatment after exposure, so I think it's best to make people aware of that and emphasize more strongly to be cautious when working with these beautiful plants. Anyway, that's just my feeling. Otherwise, I enjoyed the video and learning about the history of how the plants were introduced and propagated in our area. That was fascinating! If you are interested in why I feel so strongly about this, here's a video you can check out: ucanr.edu/sites/PlantSafely/?fbclid=IwAR0hkR2q55SIyQ3fDqQhZy8s1Av7TIicnoyyXVKB7vk82SNTR5Dj4pYP3l8

[@bassingbasics6621]

Lack of sun

[@wsoxman5375]

I wish I had studied this very poisonous plant before I bought. I just took mine back to Home Depot. They should warn people about this very nasty plant.

[@leonardpowell7748]

Sadly, A lot of the euphorbia family is poisonous.

[@NIBZ444]

it is poisonous but only slightly as long as you don’t put it in your eye which is pretty easy you’ll be fine

[@lindaginn7714]

​@@NIBZ444 Unfortunately that's not true for everyone. The sap, as you said, is poisonous. Sometimes both people and pets require emergency medical treatment after exposure to the milky sap after brushing up against the plant and breaking off a stem. Even exposure to the dried sap is harmful. It may relatively harmless for you, but others can have a quite severe reaction. It's best to be extremely cautious.

[@NIBZ444]

@@lindaginn7714 thanks for the warning i’m gonna make sure my dogs can’t get to them. but i thought they were only slightly poisonous so like the genius i am i broke off a branch and drew a smiley face on my arm with the sap and it worked like henna and i had a lil smiley face tattoo for a day

[@daphneleale5229]

You talk too fast! Can’t watch.

[@reverie8223]

No she doesn’t… you can just slow down the video using the settings btw 🙄