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- Let me blow with the wind... (1)

Does someone can explain why ever time I focus my camera on a flower, a wind (light or not) instantly begins to blow? :))

 

Crown-of-christ (Euphorbia milii) is a thorny shrub from Madagascar that is very widespread in Brazil, where it is used as an ornamental plant and as protection in hedges. Very widespread in the Brazilian states of Minas Gerais and Bahia, it also receives the names of two-lovers, happily-married or two-friends, due to the fact that its small, red flowers always appear in pairs, at terminal summits. .

It consists of a perennial shrub up to 2 meters high, very branched, with long contorted branches, provided with numerous sharp needle-shaped spines, measuring about 3 centimeters in length.

These plants should be grown in full sun, preferably on fertile soils and with regular watering, but they adapt easily after being established in weak soils with little water.

Its handling must always be carried out with thick gloves and with great care, due both to the presence of the numerous thorns, and because it presents a toxic latex, which can cause irritation in the mucous membranes of the eyes, mouth and skin.

 

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