Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Annual |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Plant Height: | 2 to 3 feet |
Flowers: | Inconspicuous Other: In the genus Euphorbia, the flowers are reduced in size and aggregated into a cluster of flowers called a cyathium (plural cyathia). This feature is present in every species of the genus Euphorbia but nowhere else in the plant kingdom. |
Flower Color: | Pink White |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall Fall |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Dynamic Accumulator: | B (Boron) |
Resistances: | Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant |
Toxicity: | Other: All members of the genus Euphorbia produce a milky sap called latex that is toxic and can range from a mild irritant to very poisonous. |
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