虎刺,别名虎刺梅,又叫麒麟花、叶仙人掌,属大戟科,原产于热带,为落叶灌木,茎上密生褐色硬刺。冬季休眠期落叶,春季花谢生叶。花型较小,着生小枝顶端,花柄较长,花色有鲜红、橘红两种,花期较长。从3月份一直开到12月份。如冬季藏于温室,也能少量花开,但以春季花为最多。因其花形似梅,故有虎刺梅之称。我国广东、广西、云南等省均有露地栽培。长江以北地区多为盆栽。其习 Tiger thorn, alias tiger thorn, also known as unicorn flowers, leaves cactus, genus Euphorbiaceae, native to the tropics, deciduous shrubs, stems densely brown thorns. Winter dormancy leaves, spring flowers Xie leaves. Flowers smaller, with twigs at the top, longer pedicels, flowers are red, orange two, flowering longer. From March until December. If the winter hiding in the greenhouse, but also a small amount of flowers, but the most for the spring flowers. Because of its flower shaped like plum, so there is a tiger thorn plum said. China’s Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and other provinces have open cultivation. The area north of the Yangtze is potted. His habit