spurge
Euphorbia amygdaloides
RHS AGM 2015
USDA zones6 to 8
SunHandles full sun or partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Yellow, green
- Foliage color
- Green, purple/lavender
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Spurge (Euphorbia amygdaloides) is a perennial for borders, cottage gardens, ground cover, and rock gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. Spikes of lime green bracts and flowers appear in spring, and you can cut the stems back after blooming to encourage thick basal growth. Deer and rabbits rarely make it their first choice. It can spread quickly in good conditions, so watch the clump.
Pairs well with Japanese forest grass, Christmas fern, and Green Velvet buxus.
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.