Nana Pedilanthus (Euphorbia Tithymaloides)

🌵Devil's Backbone (Euphorbia Tithymaloides) also known as Zigzag plant is popular as both an lndoor Tropical Plant and, in frost-free climates, a handsome landscape specimen. It's native to warmer parts of North America and much of Central America, including Florida, Mexico, and the Caribbean. It is considered somewhat endangered in parts of Mexico.

🌵The slow-growing plant has green and white variegated leaves that may sometimes develop a rosy blush tint in warm weather. It also has dramatic, colorful leaf bracts that look like slipper-shaped flowers, as well as unusual "crooked" yet symmetrical stems.

🌵The Devil’s Backbone plant is a shrub and may eventually reach three to four feet in height. The thick branches and stems have a zig-zag pattern and produce small, oval-shaped leaves with pointed tips.

🌵When the plant is still maturing, its leaves may not grow very thick. As the plant matures, it can become quite bushy.

🌵It’s not a fast-growing plant. It grows at a medium rate and may take several years to mature.

🌵Because the "flowers" are actually leaf bracts, they don't produce any fragrance. The bracts appear in summer, but do not last a very long time. Though they can be white or green, it is the red and bright pink ones that are most sought after and inspire the plant's many colorful folk names