Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F) |
Plant Height: | 24 to 36 inches (60-90 cm) |
Leaves: | Variegated |
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: | Red Other: Coral |
Flower Time: | Summer |
Dynamic Accumulator: | B (Boron) |
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. |
Containers: | Suitable in 1 gallon |
Miscellaneous: | Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP12,510 (2002) |
Parentage: | Sport of: Euphorbia cyathophora |
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