Flowering Spurge (Euphorbia corollata)
yew-FOR-bee-ah corollata

Deciduous Perennial Upright, Clump-Forming in the Euphorbiaceae Family
A tough, drought-tolerant prairie native with an unusually long season of airy, baby's-breath-like white flowers from June to September.

Euphorbia corollata, or flowering spurge, is a North American prairie native prized for a show more typical of a true flower than most spurges. Clumps of upright, branching stems bear slender blue-green leaves and are topped from June through September with airy sprays of small white bracts that resemble baby's breath, giving the plant a long season of light, cloud-like bloom. Its deep taproot makes it tough and reliably drought tolerant once established, and it thrives in the same dry, well-drained soils as other prairie plants. Flowers attract a wide range of bees and other pollinators. Like other spurges, the milky sap is a skin and eye irritant and can cause mouth blistering if eaten.

Pros

  • Airy, long-lasting white flowers resemble baby's breath from early to late summer
  • Deep-rooted and drought tolerant once established
  • Deer and rabbit resistant, low maintenance native perennial

Cons

  • Can self-seed and spread in open or disturbed soil
  • Milky sap can irritate skin and eyes
Why Like Flowering Spurge is native to prairies, open woods, and dry disturbed ground across much of the central and eastern United States, including Illinois. Its deep taproot lets it thrive in the same lean, well-drained soils that stump many garden perennials, and its long summer bloom of airy white flowers provides a steady nectar source for bees and other pollinators through the heat of summer, when many other prairie plants have finished flowering.
Highlights A North American prairie native with an unusually long bloom season (June to September) of airy, baby's-breath-like white flowers; deep taproot gives it excellent drought tolerance; deer and rabbit resistant; good nectar source for bees and other pollinators.
 

Plant Data

Mature Size 24 - 36 inches tall. 24 - 36 inches wide.
Sun Exposure Partial Shade - Full Sun
Moisture Tolerance Dry - Medium
Zones 4a - 8b (Usually hardy to -30° F)
Tags Attracts Bees, Attracts Pollinators, Deciduous, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Dry, Filler, Full Sun, Good for Rock Garden, Illinois Native, Low Maintenance, Medium, Native to North America, Naturalizing, Partial Shade, Partial Sun, Perennial, Potentially Toxic, Rabbit Resistant
Bloom Period June To September
Flower Color White
Foliage Color Blue-Green
 

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Commonly Planted with...

Pairs beautifully with prairie and meadow natives such as coneflowers, black-eyed Susan, little bluestem, and butterfly weed, where its airy white flowers soften bolder colors and textures much like baby's breath does in a cut-flower bouquet.
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2025 : 04/03 - 10/04
2024 : 05/01 - 10/05
2023 : 05/04 - 09/30

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