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.
Light |
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Soil humidity |
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Soil texture |
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Soil acidity |
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Soil nutriment |
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Hardiness (USDA) |
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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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