Graceful spurge is a low-growing subshrub native to tropical America. It has been used successfully at the Chicago Botanic Garden as an annual to fill in spaces between perennials or annuals in flower borders and in containers. It takes full sun or partial shade and blooms from spring to fall. It isn’t fussy about soil, moisture, or heat conditions. The leaves, which have a milky sap, are narrow, with a tinge of red along the central vein. Like its relative the poinsettia, the colorful parts of the flowers are the white bracts that surround the tiny true flowers. Breathless® White has darker foliage than the species. There is also a version with pink flowers. This species can be invasive in warmer climates but can’t survive Chicago winters.