General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Plant Height: 18-20 inches
Plant Spread: 18-24 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Semi-evergreen
Flowers: Other: In the genus Euphorbia, the flowers are reduced in size and aggregated into a cluster of flowers called a cyathium (plural cyathia). This feature is present in every species of the genus Euphorbia but nowhere else in the plant kingdom.
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Dynamic Accumulator: B (Boron)
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Toxicity: Other: All members of the genus Euphorbia produce a milky sap called latex that is toxic and can range from a mild irritant to very poisonous.
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PPAF, PBR

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Trade name information:
Trade Name: Redwing
Cultivar name: 'Charam'
Common names
  • Spurge
  • Euphorbia
  • Martin's Spurge
Also sold as:
  • Red Wing
  • Charum

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Date: 2008-02-25
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Date: 2012-04-14
At Millcreek Gardens

Date: 2008-02-25
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Date: 2012-04-14
At Millcreek Gardens

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