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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Leaves: Good fall color
Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Malodorous
Broadleaf
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.
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Dynamic Accumulator: B (Boron)
Resistances: 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.
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: USPPAF; CPBR 2,063
Parentage: Humpty Dumpty x unknown

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Common names
  • Spurge
  • Euphorbia

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Date: 2010-03-26

Date: 2010-03-26

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