Euphorbia polychroma 'Major'
GREATER MANY-COLOURED SPURGE, CUSHION SPURGE
Euphorbiaceae

 
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Plant type: herbaceous soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 4-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: light frost
0.65m
Plant habit
 
0.6m

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Origins: Europe-W Russia, North Africa, SW Asia-Middle East, not found wild

Other Botanical Names: Euphorbia epithymoides 'Major', E. pilosa 'Major'

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Euphorbia polychroma 'Major'
GREATER MANY-COLOURED SPURGE, CUSHION SPURGE
Euphorbiaceae

 

  Plant type: herbaceous soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 4-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: light frost
0.65m
Plant habit
 
0.6m

FEATURES

Flowers: chartreuse

Flowering Time: late spring to early summer, early autumnmid autumn

Leaves: mid green; red, orange & purple in autumn; crossed leaf arrangement


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits mediterranean, dry style & cottage designs

Uses: mass planting, border

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: deer resistant



HAZARDS

Dangers to touch: bark, bulb, fruit, green fruit, leaves, roots, sap, seeds, stems (all)

Ingestion dangers: bark, bulb, fruit, green fruit, leaves, roots, sap, seeds, stems (all)






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