Euphorbia dendroides

A tender, deciduous semi-succulent shrub with red, woody, branched stems to 2m (6½ft) high and across, forming a canopy when mature. The simple leaves are green and produced in whirls at the ends of the branches and change to fiery red and orange in autumn before falling. Clusters of bright green-yellow floral bracts are produced in spring on the tips of the stems, which then branch into two below the old flower heads, once flowering has finished. Being frost-tender and growing to a large size, this makes it useful for growing as an architectural specimen plant for a frost-free conservatory, greenhouse or large, sunny room indoors