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Chinese caps

Euphorbia crenulata

Also called Chinesecaps

Chinese caps
Photo: Dean Wm. Taylor, CC BY 2.0

Euphorbia crenulata is a small annual or biennial spurge native to western North America, found mainly in California and Oregon and grown as a wildflower rather than a garden staple. It thrives in open, sunny, well-drained ground and is best sown directly where it is to grow.

Family
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family)
Grows as
Annual
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly; let soil dry out between waterings and avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or gritty soil; tolerates poor soil.
Temperature
Mild to warm climates; tolerates cool conditions but frost-sensitive.
How easy
Easy
Native range
S. Oregon to California, SW. Colorado to NW. New Mexico, Mexico (Todos Santos)
Climate
subtropical

About

Euphorbia crenulata is a species of spurge native to the western United States, especially California and Oregon. Its common name is beetle spurge. It blooms between May and August.

Other Euphorbia plants

Marble Canyon spurge · Abd Al Kuri Euphorbia · Euphorbia abdita · Euphorbia abdulghafooriana · Abram's Spurge · Desert Candle · Euphorbia acalyphoides · Greek Spiny Spurge · Euphorbia actinoclada · Pointed Sandmat · Euphorbia adenopoda · Miniature Saguaro

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Euphorbia crenulata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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