Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Annual |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
Plant Height: | 1 to 3' |
Plant Spread: | 1 to 2' |
Leaves: | Unusual foliage color |
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 |
Uses: | Suitable as Annual |
Dynamic Accumulator: | B (Boron) |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant |
Toxicity: | Other: Milky sap can be a skin and eye irritant and is toxic if ingested. |
Propagation: Seeds: | Depth to plant seed: cover lightly |
Pollinators: | Various insects |
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