General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 3-6 feet
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.
Dynamic Accumulator: B (Boron)
Resistances: Deer Resistant
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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Common names
  • Euphorbia

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Location: Botanical Garden Meise (near Brussels - Belgium)
Date: 2023-05-15
Location: Botanical Garden Meise
Date: 2016-02-29
Location: Botanical Garden Malaga (Spain)
Date: 2017-02-26

photo credit: H. Zell
Location: Botanical Garden of Barcelona
Date: 2019-04-22
Location: Botanical Garden Barcelona (Spain)
Date: 2017-05-28

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Location: Madrid, Spain | April, 2023
Date: 2023-04-08
Location: Botanical Garden Barcelona (Spain)
Date: 2017-02-26

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