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crown of thorns plant seeds Assorted Crown of Thorns – Plant DetectivesAssorted Crown of Thorns (Euphorbia milii) Crown of Thorns is a tough, sun loving succulent that delivers long lasting color with very little day to day maintenance. Its bright bracts keep showing up in waves through much of the year when it gets strong light, making it a reliable flowering houseplant for sunny windows. The spiny stems and sturdy habit give it a bold, sculptural look that holds its shape instead of wilting or flopping. Because this is
Assorted Crown of Thorns (Euphorbia milii)
Crown of Thorns is a tough, sun-loving succulent that delivers long-lasting color with very little day-to-day maintenance. Its bright bracts keep showing up in waves through much of the year when it gets strong light, making it a reliable flowering houseplant for sunny windows. The spiny stems and sturdy habit give it a bold, sculptural look that holds its shape instead of wilting or flopping. Because this is an assorted selection, flower color and exact growth habit can vary, but the easy-care performance stays consistent.
Distinctive Features
This plant combines thick, thorny stems with small leaves and showy, long-lasting bracts that may be red, pink, yellow, orange, or creamy tones depending on the cultivar. It can bloom repeatedly with bright light, and it tolerates dry indoor air better than many flowering plants. The milky sap is irritating and the spines are sharp, so it is best placed where it will not be brushed by kids or pets.
Growing Conditions
- Sun: Full sun outdoors and the sunniest possible window indoors, with bright light essential for steady flowering.
- Soil: Fast-draining cactus or succulent mix, and never allow the pot to sit in water.
- Water: Let the mix dry down between waterings, then water thoroughly and drain, reducing frequency in winter.
- Zones: USDA Zones 9 to 11 outdoors, typically grown as a houseplant elsewhere.
- Mature Size: About 1 to 3 feet tall and 1 to 2 feet wide indoors, and potentially larger in warm outdoor climates.
Ideal Uses
- Focal Point: Use as a focal point in a bright window where the bract color and sculptural stems can stand out year-round.
- Sunny Windowsills: Place in high light areas where many houseplants struggle, especially south or west exposures.
- Containers: Grow in pots with sharp drainage for a clean, upright accent that stays neat and contained.
- Dry Indoor Spaces: Use in rooms with lower humidity where flowering plants often disappoint.
- Warm Patio Seasonal Accent: Move outdoors to full sun after frost for a tough, blooming container plant in summer.
Low Maintenance Care
- Watering: Water sparingly and always let the soil dry, since overwatering is the most common cause of decline.
- Pruning: Prune lightly to shape and encourage branching, wearing gloves and avoiding contact with sap.
- Handling: Wear gloves and eye protection when cutting, and keep sap away from skin and eyes.
- Light: Increase light if bloom slows and stems stretch, rotating the pot for even growth.
- Temperature: Protect from cold drafts and avoid exposing the plant to temperatures near freezing.
Why Choose Crown of Thorns?
- Repeat Color: Produces long-lasting bracts in recurring flushes when given strong light.
- Drought Tolerance: Handles missed waterings better than most flowering houseplants.
- Sun Window Friendly: Thrives in bright exposures where many indoor plants struggle with heat and light.
- Architectural Form: Spiny stems and upright structure add a bold, sculptural look year-round.
- Easy Routine: Simple care, bright light and dry-down watering, keeps it performing reliably.
Crown of Thorns is ideal when you want a flowering plant that behaves like a succulent: resilient, sun-happy, and not needy. Give it sharp drainage, strong light, and a dry-down watering rhythm, and it will reward you with repeat color and a clean, sculptural silhouette. Place it thoughtfully for safety, and it becomes a durable indoor statement plant that keeps earning its spot.
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★★★★★ 5
good read
Format: Paperback
classic work on imperialism
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Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Must read book on African colonial sociology and politics
Fanon describes the character of (European) colonialists, the colonised Africans (the "masses" - rural and urban, the elites, the nationalists, the tribalists) wonderfully. The book is wonderfully written - Fanon must have been a good writer.
Fanon is a psychiatrist, and worked in Algeria as psychiatrist, but he many have travelled other African countries too. His book shows his deep knowledge of both African and European sociology, psychology and politics. The book is still relevant; his analysis as to what will happen after the liberation of African countries is amazingly valid. He is in a way one of the most important African (though he is born in Latin America) sociologist and political scientist.
Fanon's book starts on "violence", he doesn't shy away from prescribing violence in the struggle for liberation. Some find Fanon advocating violence, but that is not the case. He puts in perspective the violence perpetrated by colonists against the resulting reaction that culminates in the violence of the colonised. His clear analysis demystifies the violence that still grips Africa.
Unfortunately Fanon seems to put all European in Africa as colonists. Many cases from South Africa show that that should not be the case. But his views may be due to the brutal repression he has to witness and experience in Algeria by the French government and French citizens there.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2010
★★★★★ 5
Colonialism not dead yet
This is a review of the 2004 Grove paperback edition of Frantz Fanon’s The Wretched of the Earth
The Wretched of the Earth is the most famous work of Algerian revolutionary Franz Fanon (1925-1961) finished and published shortly before his death (he died of leukemia). Fanon is known above all as a theorist of revolutionary violence and a champion of its therapeutic good for the oppressed. However, this book is not about armed struggle only; it covers many other topics: theory of class conflict in colonies, revolutionary process and subjects of social change in the Third World, the future of new independent states (former colonies), strategies of building Third World—First World relations in a right way, the relationship between the struggle for national culture and national liberation struggles, consequences of colonialism for both the colonizer and the colonized, etc. It’s a book of an angry man; the author's revolutionary pathos and standing with the oppressed (‘the wretched of the earth’) are noticeable.
Though Fanon wrote his book drawing on the experience of the Africa of the 1950s an acute reader can easily notice similarities and parallels with what’s going on in the underdeveloped countries all over the world.
The book can be of particular use for anthropologists, historians, philosophers, sociologists, as well as for those interested in cultural studies. I prefer Richard Philcox’s translation to the one published in 1963. Citizens of the global South can skip Jean-Paul Sartre’s preface; let the author speak for himself.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2019
★★★★★ 4
Influential and Insightful
Frantz Fanon's The Wretched of the Earth is an important document in the history of imperialism capturing the state of the Algerian revolution and the struggle for independence in the Third World at a crucial time. The year was 1961, and the book was published just before Fanon's premature death. Algeria was a year away from independence. The Congo had just achieved a travesty of independence. The Cuban revolution was still fresh.
Fanon was born in Martinique but was fully committed to the Algerian cause by the end of his life. His insights into the pitfalls threatening newly-independent nations have proved to be uncannily accurate. His voice is of his time and ahead of his time.
I would recommend this book to those wanting to learn more about the Algerian War and to those curious about the huge effect of this book on the leftists of the 1960s.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2013
★★★★★ 5
A SIXTIES CLASSIC WE HAVE MOVED ON FROM OR BACK OF/
Format: Paperback
i am 90 years old. i was a student in the 60s but i had already served in the military so i was already in my 30s. Which meant with a wife and twins i was more concerned with earning a living and finishing my doctorate than participating BUT it was a time when we swung one way as a nation and we were part of the post war swing of the world. The world had developed empires, WW1 began their downfall, ww2 pretty much finished the rest BUT it opened the door for new imperialism. On one hand colonialism melted away. The greatest empire ever, the British faded to legend and an island itself breaking up. American imperialism sprouted along with Soviet. And now China and Russia. One old model, Russia, one new model China. But the world i cyclical not progressive so China may become another imperial power. Fanon is an antidote as are other writers of the 60s so good to see new editions. Many rebels are now out of print. History is always ignored but it is always present.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2022
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