This small herbaceous shrub has spreading slender stems that form a dense prostrate habit. It has dark green thin textured oblong leaves and the tiny yellowish green male and female flowers appear amongst the foliage from spring to summer.

Hardiness zones 4 to 9

Andrachne colchicais is naturally found in Asia Minor (Caucasus) growing along woodland margins and in shaded valley floors. It prefers a semi-shaded to sunny protected position and grows in well drained moderately fertile moist sandy stony to clay loam and his pH adaptable and is drought and frost tolerant.

Caucasian Spurge is grown for its dense spreading habit and its attractive foliage. It is planted in low garden borders or used as a ground cover. It is also grown above retaining walls as the spill-over and is mass planted on embankments in parks and large gardens. 

It is suitable coastal and low-mountain regions and establishes in 2-3 years and is moderately long lived. The shrub is also planted in woodland settings or used in patio pots, planter boxes and roof gardens. ID 3545

Andrachne  (an-DRAK-nee)  colchicais (KOL-chee-KY-is)

Euphorbiaceae (yoo-for-bee-AY-see-ee)
Spurge Family