Characteristics
An evergreen perennial plant. It grows 50-80 cm high and spreads 60-100 cm wide. The stems are soft. The leaves are spoon shaped. They are 8 cm long. They often have purple tints. The flowers are in yellow-green flower heads.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
herb
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| Growth support |
free-standing
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| Foliage retention |
evergreen
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| Sexuality |
monoecy
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| Pollination |
entomogamy
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| Spread |
myrmecochory
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| Mature width (meter) |
0.35 - 0.75
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| Mature height (meter) |
0.3 - 0.75
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| Root system |
creeping-root
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| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
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| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
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| Blooming months |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Fruit color |
-
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| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
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| Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
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Environment
It is a temperate plant. It does best in light shade and with moist soils. It is frost hardy. It suits hardiness zones 7-10.
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| Soil humidity |
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Usage
Caution: All Euphorbias or spurges have irritating sap and many have chemicals that can cause cancer.
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seed or by cuttings.
| Mode |
cuttings
divisions
seedlings
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| Germination duration (days) |
10 - 15
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
21 - 26
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| Germination luminosity |
-
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| Germination treatment |
soaking
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-18
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| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Size |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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