Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Perennial
Origin
Mexico, Central America
United States, Canada, Mexico
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
2015
0
40000
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Habitat
Grassland, wooded grassland
Bluffs, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-13-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
9-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
-
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
180.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm45.70 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate
Lanceolate to elliptical
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Fall, Early Winter
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Cold climate, Dry Conditions
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Rooted stem cutting, Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting
Root Division, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs small amount of water
Medium
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
Water soluble fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Caterpillars, Chewing and Boring Insects, Foliage miners, Mealy bugs, Red blotch, Sap-Sucking Insects
Foliage diseases
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Drought, Salt, Salt water
Cold climate, Dry Conditions
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Birds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Mixed Border
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Blood cleanser, Rheumatism
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Fruits, Leaves, Shoots
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Tea-like beverage can be brewed, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Mixed Border, Tropical
Groundcover, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Botanical Name
EUPHORBIA leucocephala
Maianthemum racemosum
Common Name
Christmas flower
white lace euphorbia
snow bush
snow flake
snows of Kilimanjaro
white Christmas bush
Treacleberry, feathery false lily of the valley, false Solomon's seal, Solomon's plume, false spikenard
In Hindi
Snow Flake
Treacleberry
In German
Schneeflocke
Treacleberry
In French
Flocon de neige
Treacleberry
In Spanish
Copo de nieve
Treacleberry
In Greek
Νιφάδα χιονιού
Treacleberry
In Portuguese
Floco de neve
Treacleberry
In Polish
Płatek śniegu
Treacleberry
In Latin
Aureus
Treacleberry
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Liliales
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Euphorbia
Maianthemum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asparagales, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Nolinoideae
Number of Species
200039
1
27800
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