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Sweet spurge

Euphorbia dulcis

Sweet spurge
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0

Sweet spurge is a perennial herb native to Europe, grown in gardens mainly for its purple-leaved cultivar 'Chameleon'. It is grown much like other hardy spurges, with good drainage and a sunny to lightly shaded spot.

Family
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then allow the top of the soil to dry between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained garden soil or loam.
Temperature
10–30 °C; hardy to around -15 °C in temperate climates
How easy
Easy
Safety
Toxic: The milky latex sap of all Euphorbia species is irritating to skin and eyes and harmful if swallowed, and can cause gut upset.
Native range
Europe
Climate
temperate

About

Euphorbia dulcis, sweet spurge, is a species in the genus Euphorbia, native to Europe. It is not as acrid as other Euphorbia species, hence the epithet which means "sweet". The cultivar 'Chameleon', with purple foliage, is the one most commonly planted in gardens.

Other Euphorbia plants

Abd Al Kuri Euphorbia · Desert Candle · Greek Spiny Spurge · Euphorbia actinoclada · Miniature Saguaro · Pincushion Euphorbia · Euphorbia alcicornis · Euphorbia alfredii · Euphorbia ambarivatoensis · Euphorbia ambovombensis · African candelabra · Euphorbia ampliphylla

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Euphorbia dulcis 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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