myrtle spurge
Euphorbia myrsinites
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones5 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Size6 to 12 inches tall6 to 12 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Ascending
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Yellow bracts
- Foliage color
- Blue, gray/silver, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Myrtle spurge (Euphorbia myrsinites) is a succulent for rock gardens, borders, containers, and ground cover. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun and dry to average soil of most types. Its powder blue evergreen leaves spiral around floppy, mounding stems, and showy yellow bracts appear in early spring. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. Gardeners in arid regions should skip it because it can become invasive there.
Pairs well with Silver sage, Feather reed grass, and Greig's tulip.
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.