Euphorbia palustris
Common Name(s):
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- yoo-FOR-bee-uh pal-US-triss
- Description
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Bog Spurge is an upright herbaceous perennial with chartreuse leaves and flowers native to Europe and China. Plant in full to partial sun in well-drained moist to wet soils. It tolerates browsing by deer and rabbits and is tolerant of drought, wet and shallow-rocky soils. Mass plant it in a border or let it naturalize in a cottage, woodland, or rain garden.
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:
- palustris
- Family:
- Euphorbiaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Europe, NW China
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit/Form:
- Clumping
- Erect
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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:
- Shallow Rocky
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Occasional Flooding
- Occasionally Wet
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Flowers:
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Petals:
- Bracts
- Flower Description:
- Chartreuse flowers that lack petals or sepals bloom late spring to early summer.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Orange
- Red/Burgundy
- Leaf Shape:
- Elliptical
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Medium green elliptical leaves 2"-3" long. Yellow/orange/red fall color.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Meadow
- Naturalized Area
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Rain Garden
- Rock Garden
- Design Feature:
- Accent
- Border
- Mass Planting
- Small groups
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Rabbits
- Wet Soil
