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Euphorbiaceae
Upright spurge
Euphorbia stricta
Also known as Flowering spurge, Tinted spurge, Wild spurge, Galarhoeus micranthus
Native Plants · Euphorbia · Spurge · Perennial · Herbaceous · Cottage Garden · European Native · Low Maintenance · Border Plant · Wildlife Garden
Upright spurge thrives in a mix of sun and partial shade in well-drained garden soil. Water regularly but avoid waterlogging, as the roots are sensitive to standing moisture. Handle with care, as all parts of Euphorbia produce a milky latex sap that can irritate skin and eyes.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, allowing the top inch of soil to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- 50°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 9a-11b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 7 ft
- Spread
- 3 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
- Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corse, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Krym, Netherlands, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, North Caucasus, Poland, Romania
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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