snow on the mountain
Euphorbia marginata
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size1 to 3 feet tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Greenish-yellow subtended by showy white bracts
- Foliage color
- Green, variegated, white
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Snow on the mountain (Euphorbia marginata) is an annual for borders, cottage gardens, and rock gardens. This plant likes full sun to part shade and dry to moist soil of most types. Its green leaves may be variegated or entirely white. Late summer flowers feed bees and butterflies. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. Milky sap may cause dermatitis, so wear gloves when you cut it.
Pairs well with Purity cosmos, Snowflake moss phlox, and Red fescue.
Native range
Temperate North America.