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Big thorns, green to yellow to red leaves with cream flowers
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Snap
Near Brisbane, Australia
Posts: 46
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| Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 10:17 am Post subject: Big thorns, green to yellow to red leaves with cream flowers |
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The flowers (not in these photos), but from memory are small and cream, and not frequent. This plant when out in full sunlight has less green leaves and more yellow/red leaves. The thorns are vicious, which makes me think it might be in the Bougainvillea family, even though the flowers are not typical?
( photo / image / picture from Snap's Garden )
( photo / image / picture from Snap's Garden )
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Tooty2shoes
Denmark, Wis.
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| Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 2:00 pm Post subject: |
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Snap; Yikes that looks pretty vicious with all those thorns. If you were here in Wis. I'd say it was a Cock spur Thorn Apple tree. 
After doing some searching I think it maybe a plant called Crown of Thorns. Hope that helps. 
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toni
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North Texas, Zone 8a
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| Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 4:49 pm Post subject: |
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Bougainvillea are thorny, woody vines.
Yours appears to be a Euphorbia milii but I am not sure if it is the species or a variety of the species. There are three variable colors pink, red and cream.
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chocolate
Australia
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| Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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Good morning, yes I think it is euphorbia too, very unhappy and needs to be planted in the garden or repotted.If it has a milky sap when a leaf is picked off is a good test.
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Snap
Near Brisbane, Australia
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| Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 12:12 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the suggestions guys. Chocolate I'm sure it is unhappy, it needs repotting. However, unless suited up in armour and long handled salad tongs, I won't be going near it anytime soon The flowers are quite pretty considering the nasty appearence of the rest of the plant.
I'll keep searching for the right answer.
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Snap
Near Brisbane, Australia
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| Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 11:22 pm Post subject: |
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Rosemarie, thanks so much for pointing me in the right direction  It is exactly this http://www.plantoftheweek.org/week454.shtml Pereskia aculeata cv 'Godseffiana' - Lemon Vine.
I must pay mine more attention, but I'm glad I've kept in a pot.
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Rosemarie
So. California
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| Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 11:48 pm Post subject: |
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Glad to help. I was going to suggest 'Godseffiana' but couldn't be certain that was it.
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