marsh spurge
Euphorbia palustris
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones5 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Green with greenish yellow bracts
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Marsh spurge (Euphorbia palustris) is a perennial for borders, rain gardens, meadows, and naturalized areas. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first. It forms a clumping mound of green foliage that grows 24 to 36 inches tall and wide. Greenish yellow bracts appear in spring and attract butterflies.
Pairs well with Hardy hibiscus, Blue-eyed grass, and Prairie dropseed.
Native range
Europe, Middle East, Central Asia, Corse, and 5 more places. See all 9
Europe, Middle East, Central Asia, Corse, East Aegean Is., Krym, NW. Balkan Pen., Sicilia, and Türkiye.