General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 15-25 cm
Leaves: Good fall color
Unusual foliage color
Deciduous
Flowers: 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: Yellow
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Groundcover
Will Naturalize
Dynamic Accumulator: B (Boron)
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Roots are poisonous
Fruit is poisonous
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.
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Euphorbia
  • Cypress Spurge

Photo Gallery
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-05-24
In the evening sun.
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-04-01
Early in Spring.
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-04-01
Early in Spring.
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: May 15, 2009 11:15 AM

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