Padilanthus tithymaloides variegata

Padilanthus tithymaloides is an erect perennial succulent spurge growing to around 0,4 to 3 metres tall and 40-60 cm wide that branches profusely from the base; It produces abundant flowers (cyathia) with somewhat shoe-shaped reddish-coloured involucrum bracts that give this species the common name Slipper Plant. It is also widely known by the old scientific name Pedilanthus tithymaloides.

Euphorbia tithymaloides f. variegata is a popular selection with medium-green, slightly glossy leaves that are perfect ovals and edged in white. The zigzag stems are also stripped with white. When flowering or chilly winter temperatures occur, the leaves may blush pink. It is also called ‘red-bird plant’. The little flowers at the tips of new growth resemble a bird.