cypress spurge - Vinland Valley Nursery

Type:: groundcover, perennials that last
Notable Traits:: fast-growing, green roof plants, low-maintenance, resistant: deer, resistant: disease, resistant: rabbit, striking foliage, tolerates clay soil, tolerates harsh roadside conditions, trailing habit
Hardiness:: Zone 4 – 8
Mature Height:: 8-12in
Light:: part sun/afternoon shade (eastern exposure), part sun/morning shade (western exposure), part to full sun (4 hours or more sun), sun (8+ hrs)
Water:: drought tolerant
Bloom Color:: yellow
Bloom Shape:: flathead
Bloom Time:: spring
Foliage:: blue, green

Description

Narrow blue-green foliage resembles spruce or cypress and spreads by rhizome to form a low, drought tolerant ground cover. Tiny yellow flowers appear in umbel clusters in spring. Like other euphorbias, stems and leaves contain a milky sap.