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Hardiness: USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F) USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F) USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
Sun Exposure: Full Sun Sun to Partial Shade
Danger: All parts of plant are poisonous if ingested Handling plant may cause skin irritation or allergic reaction
Bloom Color: White/Near White
Bloom Time: Mid Summer Late Summer/Early Fall
Foliage: Herbaceous
Other details: This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping
Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
On Aug 27, 2009, Joan from Belfield, ND (Zone 4a) wrote:Editor's Note
Some resources list all parts of Euphorbia as poisonous if ingested.
The toxic principal is the diterpene esters in the milky latex. Symptoms include nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.
If the milky latex comes in contact with the skin, it can cause redness, swelling and blisters.
We tend to err on the side of caution in PlantFiles, and the danger notation in the details above is to caution gardeners, parents and pet owners to look further for more information.
On Jan 17, 2005, JodyC from Palmyra, IL (Zone 5b) wrote:
The flowers attract wasps, flies,
and short-tongued bees.The wasps are such
visitors as Mud Daubers, Paper wasps, Spider wasps, Cuckoo
wasps, Tiphiid wasps, Crabronine wasps, and Ichneumonid
wasps. Fly visitors include Syrphid flies, bee flies,
Tachinid flies, flesh flies, blow flies, and Muscid flies.
The seeds are popular
with birds, including the Wild Turkey,
Greater Prairie Chicken, Bobwhite, Mourning Dove, and
Horned Lark. This plant is rarely eaten by
herbivores because of the toxic white latex in the leaves
and stems, which can kill cattle.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Morrilton, Arkansas South Amana, Iowa Crossville, Tennessee Muscoda, Wisconsin
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