Euphorbia misera, Cliff Spurge

Cliff Spurge

A Southern California native shrub that can reach a height of up to three feet tall and wide.  It is semi deciduous in the summer.  Red, white, and yellow flowers bloom in the winter through spring.  

Plant with: other succulents, shrubs and herbs of the south coast, including Shaw's Agave (Agave shawii), Chalk Dudleya (Dudleya pulverulenta), Fingertips (Dudleya edulis), Giant Chalk Dudleya (Dudleya brittonii - a Baja species), California Encelia (Encelia californica), California Sagebrush (Artemisia californica), Chaparral Yucca (Hesperoyucca whipplei), Mojave Yucca (Yucca shidigera), Coast Barrel Cactus (Ferocactus viridescens), Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia sp.), Coast Cholla (Cylindropuntia prolifera), Fish Hook Cactus (Mammillaria dioica), and California Boxthorn (Lycium californicum)

- Full sun

- Best in sandy or rocky soil

- Attracts butterflies

- Hardy up to 30 degrees

- Native to California