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Euphorbiaceae
Cypress spurge
Euphorbia cyparissias
Also known as Tithymalus cinerea, Euphorbia tyraica, Keraselma cyparissias, Euphorbia punctata
Native Plants · Spurge · Drought Tolerant · Groundcover · Spreading · Yellow Flowers · Rock Garden · Low Maintenance · Xerophytic
Cypress spurge is a drought-tolerant perennial that forms dense colonies through underground rhizomes. It thrives in poor, sandy soils and full sun conditions with minimal water once established. Be aware that it can spread aggressively and has milky sap that may irritate skin.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply then allow soil to dry between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Albania, Arkansas, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Central European Rus, Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, District Of Columbia, East European Russia, Finland
Sources: trefle, usda
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