| Scientific Name: | Euphorbia hypericifolia |
| Common Name: | euphorbia, graceful spurge |
| Family Name: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Origin: | Caribbean Island, Central America, Mexico, South America, U.S. - southwest |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 9: (-7 to -1 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Annual (grown as) |
| Mature Size: | 0.2 - 0.4m x 0.1 - 0.3m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Spreading, Upright |
| Form: | Pyramidal - widely |
| Texture: | Medium - fine |
| Landscape Uses: | Bedding plant, Container planting |
| Exposure: | Full sun |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Leathery, Pubescent, Oblong, Ciliate, Entire |
| Flowers: | Cyathium, White, May-Jun-Jul-Aug-Sep |
| Fruit: | Schizocarp, Green, Brown, Sep-Oct |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Leaves simple, opposite, most elliptic-oblong, 2-6cm long x 0.5-1.5cm wide; inflorescences with long-lasting, cyathia with showy white petal-like floral bracts. | |