Tip in Comment concerning Euphorbia (Euphorbia x martini 'Ascot Rainbow')

As a comment about Euphorbia (Euphorbia x martini 'Ascot Rainbow'), valleylynn wrote:

Euphorbia x martinii 'Ascot Rainbow' (Euphorbia characias x Euphorbia amygdaloides 'Rubra') was discovered by David Glenn in Australia.

I have found that even the hybrid euphorbias are good at keeping gophers and other plant/bulb-eating critters out of the garden beds. The euphorbia does need to be planted close to the plants/bulbs you want to protect.

1/26/2019
I have had this plant for going on 9 years now. I still have the original plant that I have made starts from, so now have several colonies of this wonderful euphorbia. It puts on a wonderful show of color in the winter. Early spring I cut the old stalks back to the ground.

eclayne

Oct 19, 2012 6:51 AM CST

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Name: Evan
Pioneer Valley south, MA, USA (Zone 6a)

I didn't know this Lynn. This would make a good tip.

Evan

| @eclayne | Post #319537 (1)

valleylynn

Oct 19, 2012 8:47 AM CST

Name: Lynn
Oregon City, OR (Zone 8b)

Thank you Evan. I will check to see if I already had entered that as a Tip. I can't remember. : )
It really does work. I couldn't grow lilies because of gophers, I can now.

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valleylynn

Oct 19, 2012 8:50 AM CST

Name: Lynn
Oregon City, OR (Zone 8b)

Thank you Evan. I will check to see if I already had entered that as a Tip. I can't remember. : )
It really does work. I couldn't grow lilies because of gophers, I can now.

I did a search, and that tip had already been published. http://garden.org/ideas/view/v...
In that photo I was just using the wild euphorbia.

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eclayne

Oct 19, 2012 9:03 AM CST

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Name: Evan
Pioneer Valley south, MA, USA (Zone 6a)