{"id":9481,"date":"2016-02-19T07:50:42","date_gmt":"2016-02-19T15:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogadmin.plantlust.com\/blog\/?p=9481"},"modified":"2023-11-15T13:05:33","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T21:05:33","slug":"to-spurge-or-not-to-spurge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/blog\/gardens\/to-spurge-or-not-to-spurge\/","title":{"rendered":"to Spurge or not to Spurge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Euphorbia myrsinites wows me every time. I hear it can be a little pushy, but well enough behaved\u00a0in my gardens to date. It&#8217;s so unassuming and easy, but packs a terrific punch. <!--more--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9485\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_9485\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/01144810\/IMG_1219.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"wp-image-9485 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/01144810\/IMG_1219.jpg\" alt=\"The chartreuse color of Euphorbia myrsinites is perfect.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/01144810\/IMG_1219.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/01144810\/IMG_1219-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_9485\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Chartreuse color of Euphorbia myrsinites is perfect.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And utterly\u00a0sexy contenance, wouldn&#8217;t you agree?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9486\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_9486\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/01144809\/IMG_1216.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9486\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/01144809\/IMG_1216.jpg\" alt=\"I mean, look at it. Have you ever seen more glorious undulating form? Swoony.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/01144809\/IMG_1216.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/01144809\/IMG_1216-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_9486\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">I mean, look at it. Have you ever seen more glorious undulating form? Swoony.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So many fabulous Euphorbias, and so little attention span for the ones I absolutely-without-a-doubt must have. All I&#8217;m saying. I&#8217;d love to hear about your favorites, Spurge or otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>Cheers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Euphorbia myrsinites wows me every time. I hear it can be a little pushy, but well enough behaved\u00a0in my gardens to date. 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