Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic |
Plant Height: | 10 - 12 inches |
Plant Spread: | 10 - 12 inches |
Flowers: | Showy 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: | White |
Flower Time: | Summer |
Uses: | Groundcover |
Dynamic Accumulator: | B (Boron) |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Drought tolerant |
Toxicity: | Leaves are 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. |
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