The ability to thrive in winter even with dry heating air makes euphorbias ideal plants for the home. They captivate with their unique variety of unusual, sometimes bizarre growth forms. There are richly flowering dwarf shrubs with bonsai characteristics and candelabra-shaped trees. Some plants have thorns that emerge from flower clusters and spread out in a star-like fashion, as well as the astonishing medusa heads. The book contains detailed descriptions of more than 200 species. Succulent euphorbias fascinate with their unique abundance of different appearances. Plant lovers will find a wide range of unusual, sometimes even bizarre growth types here. Within this genus of the spurge family, there are richly flowering dwarf shrubs with bonsai characteristics and candelabra-shaped trees.