60-80cm. Sun or shade. Dark glossy foliage in tight rosettes. Yellowish-green flower-bracts spring to summer. Spreads so needs careful positioning.
Bonaparte's crown. E. cyparissias is a vigorously spreading rhizomatous perennial with erect stems to 40cm tall, bearing very narrow blue-green leaves, and bright lemon-green flowers in late spring and early summer. This plant needs to be placed carefully because of its...
Similar to the well known garden var known as E. polychroma. This selection has bright more golden bacts which I am rather fond of. Other than the colour of the bract I find it identical to the species. In the autumn the foliage has lovely autumn tones.
Synonyms Euphorbia polychroma Euphorbia villosa Friv. ex Boiss. Dark green, lance-shaped leaves are topped with a froth of bright, acid yellow spring flowers that form a distinctive star shape. Looks lovely as part of a green and yellow planting. In autumn the foliage turns a...
I recieved this euphorbia many years ago as E. brittingeri, but it now appears to be known as flavicoma. Related to epithymoides. 20-30 cm. The floral leaves are lime-yellow and are produced from late October and continue for at least four months. It self seeds making an...
900mm Heads of brick-red over a mass of lovely tinted foliage. Sun or partial shade. A few available.
1.5m Good ground cover. Lovely but be warned it spreads but in large plantings it looks magnificent. Rich red flowers atop dark plum red leaves and stem.PB2
'Fireglow' is a vigorous rhizomatous perennial with upright stems clothed in narrow, red-tinged leaves and showy orange-red flowers in early summer. Grow in moist, humus-rich soil in light dappled shade; can be invasive on light soils.
A garden hybrid from our garden Growing to a compact bush roughly 70cm high. This euphorbia if grown in a sunny spot develops flower bracts that turn from green beginnings to shades of rose.
A great feature plant, not often seen. Give it a well-drained soil. Grows into a large, shrub-like plant with smooth green stems, topped with whorls of long narrow, acid-green leaves, each striped with a central white vein.In spring these carry round heads of brown flowers,...
Actually a small shrub to approx 30cm with masses of small yellow flowers. Likes a dry sunny position. Fantastic plants of this can be seen in the Dunedin Botanic Gardens Rock Garden.
This euphorbia has white-veined, dark-green leaves, and lime-lemon flower-heads throughout the summer. It looks great planted between rhododendrons lifting the colour of their dark green foliage and flowering after the rhododendrons have finished. It is an easy plant to...
