| Description | A showy variegated Euphorbia. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (yoo-FOR-bee-uh) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Annuals |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | small, inconspicuous, small white cups, known as cyathia, small whitish petal like bracts |
| Leaves | light green, ovate to oblong, 1-3 inches, broad variegated margins |
| Dimensions | 1-3 feet |
| Maintenance | the milky sap can cause allergic reactions |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Native Site | Dry slopes, disturbed prairies, roadside, Mexico Belize and USA |
| Misc Facts | All Euphorbias contain a white sap that can be irritating to eyes and mucous membranes. Euphorbia: for Euphorbus, corpulent Greek physician of Juba II, King of Mauretania. Juba, educated in Rome, and married to daughter of Antony and Cleopatra. From eu, "good" and phorbe, "pasture or fodder," thus giving euphorbos the meaning "well fed." (syn. Euphorbia variegata) |
| Notes & Reference | #109-Annuals and Tender Perennials for North American Gardens (Wayne Winterrowd), #229-Euphorbias A gardeners Guide (Rodger Turner), #230-Euphorbias (Timothy Walker) |
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