Euphorbia lathyris - North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant …
Description. Caper spurge is an annual or biennial herb that flowers from May to June. It can be found in the landscape as a cultivated herbaceous perennial, or weedy in disturbed areas, or escaping in waste places and around buildings. It will grow well in …
Euphorbia - North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
This genus consists of over 2,000 species commonly called spurge. The plants can be annual, biennial, but most are perennial herbs, weeds, shrubs, and small trees. All, however, emit a toxic milky latex when cut with varying degrees of toxicity.
Euphorbia myrsinites - North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant …
While it is an evergreen, cold temperatures and exposure to wind will negatively impact the foliage and the plant does not thrive in warm winter climates. Small greenish flowers are contained within brassy yellow bracts that bloom for a short time in spring.
Euphorbia rigida - North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
This plant achieved the Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society in the UK. In other areas of its native range, it is considered a weed. Use in a rock garden, Xeriscape landscaping or containers.
Lathyrus - North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
Lathyrus is a genus of annual or perennial, herbaceous vines with winged stems and showy flowers in the pea family. It is often used for animal fodder. Plant in the full sun in rich well-drained soil.
Euphorbia cyathophora - North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant …
The leaves, as well as the stems, produce a milky latex sap when damaged or broken. The leaves vary in shape, different shaped leaves can appear on a single plant. Many herbivores avoid this plant, as the milky sap can cause irritate the lining of their mouths and digestive tracts.
Euphorbia tirucalli - North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant …
Plant in well-drained soils that are nourishing but without high organic content and water only when the soil is dry. If local conditions include host summers, it is best to site the plant where there is some afternoon shade.
Euphorbia milii - North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
The plant is loose in form, spiny and irregularly shaped, with thick, black spines and its historic presence in the Middle East led to the belief by some that the stems of this plant had been used in Christ's crown of thorns, hence the common name.
Euphorbia cotinifolia - North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant …
This plant does best in full sun to light shade in very well-drained sandy soils. In NC it will need to be grown as an annual or in a container that can be brought inside for winter. If grown outdoors it does best in coastal areas but does not tolerate windy conditions or salt.
Euphorbia maculata - North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant …
It is typically found in sidewalk cracks, gravel, roadsides, gardens, and sometimes woodlands. The small, oblong leaves grow opposite on the stem and have an irregular maroon to purple spot in the center. When stems are broken or injured they emit a milky white sap similar to dandelion.