Euphorbia marginata
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- yoo-FOR-bee-ah mar-jin-AH-tah
- This plant has low severity poison characteristics.
- See below
- Description
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Annual herb with milky latex, the leaves alternate or whorled above, smooth on the margin, the upper leaves white on the margin; the petal-like appendages on the rim of the cup-shaped "flower" white
Found in: Landscape as cultivated herbaceous annual; weedy in disturbed areas, sometimes found in waste places and trash piles.
VIDEO Created by Elisabeth Meyer for "Houseplants, Succulents, and Cacti", a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Euphorbia
- Species:
- marginata
- Family:
- Euphorbiaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Seed
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- West Central & Central U.S.A. to East & South Mexico
- Distribution:
- Temperate North America
- Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
- Rabbit, Deer, Drought, Air Pollution
- Dimensions:
- Height: 1 ft. 6 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 0 ft. 8 in. - 1 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Annual
- Poisonous
- Wildflower
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Low
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Sand
- Shallow Rocky
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Available Space To Plant:
- Less than 12 inches
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- White
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Description:
- Broad, white margins on leafy bracts; tiny flowers clustered at center of bracts
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Variegated
- White
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Produces a milky sap; upper leaves have white margins
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Coastal
- Landscape Theme:
- Drought Tolerant Garden
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Drought
- Pollution
- Rabbits
- Problems:
- Poisonous to Humans
- Weedy
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Poisonous to Humans:
- Poison Severity:
- Low
- Poison Symptoms:
- Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea when ingested; redness, swelling, blisters after some delay following contact with skin
- Poison Toxic Principle:
- Diterpene esters in milky latex
- Causes Contact Dermatitis:
- Yes
- Poison Part:
- Bark
- Flowers
- Fruits
- Leaves
- Roots
- Seeds
- Stems
