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Flower bracts are bright yellow-green.

Foliage is narrow and willow-like.

Growth habit is round and somewhat loose.

Spurge
Euphorbia palustris

Euphorbiaceae

Bright green, narrow leaves and bright yellow-green umbellate cymes are the hallmark of this euphorb. Leaves grow one to three inches long with four to six-inch inflorescences.

Plant Type: perennial

Plant Form or Habit: rounded/mounded

Plant Use: Beds and borders.

Propagation:
seed
division
stem cuttings
Light Requirement: full sun full sun/part shade

Flower Color:
yellow
green
Bloom Period:
late spring
early summer
mid-summer
Height: Minimum: 24 inches      Maximum: 36 inches

Width: Minimum: 36 inches     Maximum: 45 inches

Foliage Texture: medium

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5

Water Requirements: average

Additional Comments: Tolerates dry and wet conditions and can grow even in shallow water. Cut back after flowering. Milky latex sap is a skin and eye irritant and should be avoided.


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