Silver Fox Euphorbia
Snow on the Mountain (a
name used for multiple species)
Euphorbia marginata
Pursh
you-FORB-ee-ah marge-ah-NAT-tah
Euphorbiaceae
Explanation of name:
Generic name refers
to Euphorbas, Greek physician.
Marginata refers to the
variegated leaf margins.
Natural range:
Western U.S.
Recognition:
White
leaf margins at the top of the plant, white "flowers" cyathia, milky sap
Landscape Uses:
Mass for
white-margined leaves and white "flowers" (cyathia).
Tough plant native to poor, dryish soils.
Over-watering and over-fertilizing detracts from floral display.
Generally used as an annual.
Internet sources:
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/221/
http://www.plantoftheweek.org/week274.shtml
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/poison/Euphoma1.htm
http://www.mobot.org/gardinghelp/plantfinder/plant.asp?code=B223
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Botanical
name
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English
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FL native
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Growth form
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Flowering
season
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Typical
dimensions
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Suggested
spacing
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Cultural
conditions
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Problems
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Euphorbia
marginata
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Silver Fox
Euphorbia
Snow on the
Mountain
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Exotic
(western
U.S.)
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Annual or
probably temporary perennial
Subshrub
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FA
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2'-4'
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1.5'-2'
(DAV)
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SU-PS
WD
ME-DR
(Internet sources as above)
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Toxic
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