Euphorbia Myrsinites – is a charming plant that deserves to be better known. The Myrtle Spurge is an easy, tough, tidy groundcover and one of the most useful and highly ornamental plants to grow in the garden.
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Here,
a week ago,
while at Daniel Smith Artists Supply in the
SODO district of Seattle,
my eye was captured by these brilliant chartreuse flowers
standing about two to two and a half feet tall.
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I thought they were ‘Bells of Ireland,’
but when I looked them up,
while they had an almost identical color,
it was not the correct plant.
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Doing a little searching
I found out it is a type of ‘Spurge,’
from the southern Mediterranean countries, like Greece, Italy, Turkey,
Montenegro, Bosnia even extending to Iran,
and thrives from sea-level to the mountain slopes.
I found a couple places on the internet
that sell seeds,
I may have
to get a
packet.
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~Blessings Always~
Hi again, Madge! I seem to drop in on an irregular basis these days. The spurge is beautiful….I think it would be a delightful groundcover for a little area.
Neat find, Madge. They are pretty.
“Spurge” is a bad thing around hear. Leafy spurge is a very noxious weed.