upright myrtle spurge
Euphorbia rigida
RHS AGM 2004
USDA zones7 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Ascending
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Green with showy yellow bracts
- Foliage color
- Blue, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Upright myrtle spurge (Euphorbia rigida) is a perennial for borders, rock gardens, and xeriscape. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist soil of most types. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything. The blue-green evergreen foliage looks good all year. Green flowers with showy yellow bracts open in spring and again in summer, and bees visit them.
Pairs well with Silver sage, Karl Foerster feather reed grass, and Society garlic.
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.