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Caribbean copper plant

Euphorbia cotinifolia

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i found this at back of my house...its kinda ornamental plant...

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Do you think it could be my suggestion in my previous comment?
Actually I think its Euphorbia cotinifolia http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://awaytogarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/euphorbia-cotinifolia.jpg&imgrefurl=http://awaytogarden.com/shacked-up-with-big-tender-farfugium&usg=__ViwVol-P6JUI2gV7Gq8gze0rIaE=&h=473&w=640&sz=77&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=n3O4ZejVM979HM:&tbnh=124&tbnw=174&ei=3OznTe_dBIPf0QGDsoi1Cg&prev=/search%3Fq%3Deuphorbia%2Bcotinifolia%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1276%26bih%3D680%26gbv%3D2%26tbm%3Disch&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=454&vpy=81&dur=1993&hovh=193&hovw=261&tx=112&ty=53&page=1&ndsp=29&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0&biw=1276&bih=680
Any closeup of the leaves, please? From this distance it looks like Alternanthera dentata/A. brasiliana, or Joyweed/Brazilian joyweed (are those white spots the flowers?).
The plant is pretty. Does it have flowers? Any fragrance?
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PublishedJune 2, 2011

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