Myrtle spurge is an invasive plant that can be found throughout Boise’s lower Foothills and along popular trails. It’s a succulent-like Mediterranean plant sometimes used as decorative landscaping in ...

When Mike and Clarissa Tofel saw their twin daughters playing in some pretty yellow flowers in their yard, they thought nothing of it. They'd moved into the house the previous November, and in the ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Christina Hesley’s daughter once had a bad reaction to myrtle spurge. “My daughter was playing with a friend in a neighbor's yard and she just broke out in a hive-type rash pretty ...

Individual myrtle spurge plants and their seeds are long lived. Seedpods explode in May and propel seeds up to 15 feet, and despite the plant’s toxicity, birds further spread the seeds. “We waited too ...

My Santa Fe neighborhood it being taken over by a noxious weed called myrtle spurge. It is an “escaped ornamental” originally from Southern Europe and Central Asia. It was brought to the U.S. because ...

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Spring is the perfect time to prepare for everything summer brings. The warmer weather and later sunlight bring people outside of their homes and into their yards. From filling container gardens to ...

Spurge can be the scourge of many households. It is an aggressive and fast-spreading weed that grows widely. Spurge commonly invades lawns - it also attacks flower beds, driveways, and more - and can ...

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