BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) - The City of Boulder is encouraging the community to remove myrtle spurge from their properties and bring the noxious weeds to the fourth annual Purge the Spurge event this ...

When you start talking about noxious weeds in the State of Utah, it doesn’t get much more noxious than myrtle spurge. The attractive little succulent with the yellow flowers is listed as one of only ...

Destroy this invasive weed before the problem gets worse. I had no interest in gardening when I came to Salt Lake City. My husband and I lived for years in a condo on Wasatch Drive. Behind us was ...

Q: I am 99 percent sure I've got spotted spurge both in my garden beds and lawn. I've been pulling it and spraying it with Roundup in beds. But in the grass... should I apply a pre-emergent in the ...

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Myrtle spurge (Euphorbia myrsinites) is a low growing perennial with trailing fleshy stems. Introduced from Eurasia as an ornamental in xeriscape gardens, myrtle spurge is highly competitive and ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... You’ve probably seen the ad — bag up any myrtle spurge you find on your property, bring it to one of the “purge the spurge” events and Denver Parks and ...

The city of Boulder collected 2.55 tons of of myrtle spurge — a noxious weed that is illegal in the state — at the “Purge the Spurge” event earlier this month. The event encouraged homeowners to rid ...

EAGLE COUNTY, Colorado ” Introduced as a “waterwise” rock garden plant, Myrtle Spurge has made the “A” List as one of the noxious weeds in the Vail Valley and Colorado. List A plants are designated by ...

A lack of snow in the Wasatch Mountains this winter is one of the reasons more weeds are growing in your yard this spring. Utah’s capital city has been named one of the 10 worst cities for weeds and ...

March’s Weed of the Month, leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula) is an invader of pastures, forage, grasslands, and ditches. It is native to Eurasia and has become widespread throughout the United States.

Spotted spurge (Euphorbia maculata) is an annual prostrate plant in the spurge family. It grows close to the ground and forms a dense mat of vegetation invading gardens, cultivated agricultural areas, ...