Scientific Name:	Euphorbia dulcis
Pronunciation:	you-FOR-bee-uh DULL-siss
Common Name:	sweet spurge
Family Name:	Euphorbiaceae
Plant Type:	Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:	E. 'Chameleon' is mounded; leaves/stems burgundy/purple, leaves oblong, white midrib; flowers yellow-green cymes. 'Excalibur' evergreen, upright mound; leaves blue-green/purple margins/white midrib; flowers chartreuse, mid summer.
Course(s):	not used (on campus)

Habit: Upright Form: Round Texture: Medium - fine Mature Size: Height: 0.4 - 0.7m Spread: 0.3 - 0.6m Growth Rate: Moderate Origin: Europe Hardiness Rating: Zone 4: (-34 to -29 C) Exposure: Filtered shade, Full sun Soil/ Growing Medium: Well-drained Water Use: Low, Moderate Landscape Uses: Container planting, Perennial border, Spring interest Additional Info: Google. Cultivars shown or on campus may include E. 'Chameleon'.

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Simple Arrangement: Spiraled Texture/ Venation: Soft flexible Surfaces: Glabrous Colour in Fall: Yellow, Orange, Red Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Oblanceolate Apices: Acute Bases: Attenuate Margins: Entire Additional Info: to 8 cm long

Inflorescence Type: Cyme Flower Morphology: Monoecious plant Number of Petals: 0 Ovary Position: Superior Colour (petals): Green-yellow Flower Time at Peak: Jun, Jul

Fruit Type: Capsule Fruit Colour: Brown, Green Fruiting Time: Additional Info: Fruit insignificant

Bark or Stem Colour: Red     Organ Modifications: Leaf-like bracts, Rhizomes

Pest Susceptibility:	Rabbit resistant, Drought resistant

Location(s): (GAZ) GAZebo (GAZS) GAZebo South : confirm ID (WLG) WoodLand Garden : cv. Chameleon Location Map

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