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Zarafshan Spurge

Euphorbia sarawschanica

Zarafshan Spurge
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0

Zarafshan spurge is a clumping, deciduous herb from Central Asia with narrow blue-green leaves and greenish-yellow flowers, valued for attracting pollinators. Give it full sun and well-drained soil, as most hardy spurges prefer.

Family
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water moderately while establishing, then allow the soil to dry between waterings.
Soil
Free-draining, sandy or gritty soil; tolerates poor soil.
Temperature
Hardy in cold winters; protect pots in severe frost.
How easy
Easy
Safety
Toxic: All parts, especially the milky sap, contain irritant compounds that can irritate skin and eyes and cause stomach upset if ingested.
Native range
C. Asia
Climate
temperate

About

Euphorbia sarawschanica, the Zeravshan spurge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae, native to Central Asia. It is a clumping, deciduous herb with narrow, blue-green leaves and greenish-yellow flowers. The Royal Horticultural Society considers it to be a good plant to attract pollinators.

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 sarawschanica 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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