I was at a local nursery a few weeks ago looking for something new. I asked for something that could be planted under large bushy oleander and can remain in the ground all year long. They told me to try ‘Diamond 'Frost’ Euphorbia. I guess it's a new dwarf variety. They said it will blooms all year long and will take full or part sun or even shade.
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I’ve just planted a Euphorbia ‘Jessie’ that I got from Barry Glick at Sunshine Farms and Nursery.
‘Jessie’ is a cross between the tender E. griffithii - a really tall species and E. polychroma (epithymoides) only about 18? tall but very hardy and self-sows with abandon to earn a spot on my thug-list. Barry assures me the seeds from this particular cross are sterile and won’t be a problem. This is a patented plant and a first for Barry so he’s quite excited about it. . .
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Posted by Doug Reblogged by Old Roses to euphorbia on 2008-09-30, 07:02:10
I had a hard time this week trying to choose something to post. Nothing in bloom, and my garden needs to be cut and weeded, so many of my plants are not in photo-ready condition. I didn't want to resort to tiny plants grown from seed, but I may just have to feature one of those next week if this continues.
I have a relatively large Euphorbia stenoclada that is about three feet tall, but this is a smaller one that has rooted into the ground - only about a foot tall now. I expect it to grow more quickly now, and already the change in the type of growth is evident. The original weaker growth can be seen in the lower right corner of the photo, and the difference is clear.
Euphorbia stenoclada
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I have nurtured this Euphorbia aeruginosa for several years now - when I first got it from Mr. Wallace it started to die back and I was left with just one surviving branch. So I treat it very gently, although it has clearly recovered and is pretty happy where it is. I want to take a couple of cuttings to try and set some new plants but I am hesitant. My luck with Euphorbia hasn't been the greatest recently, but what I have left seem to be hanging on okay.
Euphorbia aeruginosa
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Euphorbia Euphorbia fulgens (yoo-FOR-bee-uh) (FUL-jenz)
Wave Hill had a nice collection of different Euphorbia fulgens blooming when I was there two weeks ago. I couldn’t find out much about this plant other than it is closely related to the Poinsettia and is a native of Mexico. The milky sap is said to be a skin irritant so care should be used when handling the plants and cut flowers. It is quite popular as a cut flower, with a vase life of 7 to 10 days. . . .
Well, they say cactus, but they mean euphorbia. It's a fashion designer and her grand debut in the Times includes her plant.
THERE are three naked mannequins, anatomically impressive and each tinted a different skin tone, lounging in the hall outside the fashion designer Isabel ToledoÂ’s Midtown studio....
My Euphorbia Obesa plants are in bloom and I was surprised to see a wasp climbing over the flowers. As you can see the blooms on a Euphorbia Obesa aren't much to look at so I grow the plant for it's interesting shape. . . .
Since my recent post extolling the virtues of euphorbias, I feel like I've had heightened euphorbia-awareness. I'm seeing new varieties avilable for sale--variegated, and so on. And one day I noticed in the art department office at the college where I teach, this print of a Van Gogh painting (which I've seen there dozens of times) and I suddenly realized, those are euphorbias in that vase! What do you know. (click image to enlarge).
I have been composing an ode to euphorbias in my mind for some time. And right now, they're 'blooming'-- so to speak (they aren't your average bloom). Euphorbias seem to thrive in the conditions we give them (including sometimes hot, dry summers). They're evergreen. They're... unusual looking. They can be big and bushy. They can be creepers. They can have red foliage. And recently, I've discovered they re-seed nicely. I've been moving volunteers about.
Over the last few years a lot of the plants I have talked about are some of the new perennials. A close relative to poinsettia that looks NOTHING like a poinsettia is Diamond Frost Euphorbia. This is a new perennial...
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Q: I have a thriving Euphorbia (pencil cactus) that is close to 7' tall. I have been all over the web trying to find out if I can cut the first 2 or 3 feet off the top of the plant without killing it. I live on the coast of South Carolina and I don't think it would survive the winter. Any help or suggestions would be great appreciated. . . .
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Wow! Somehow I missed this plant when it was first announced ... but for everyone else who also missed it, here it is .. Euphorbia 'Jessie.' According to Barry Glick of Sunshine Farm & Gardens in Renick, WV, this stunning plant came about through a chance cross. As Barry put it, "I wish that I could take credit for coming up with the idea in the first place, but Mother Nature did the thinking for me and in a bed of E. Griffithii 'Fireglow' growing side by side with E. polychroma, one summer evening romance filled the air and the "love child" 'Jessie' was conceived. Barry has limited very quantities of this plant available to wholesalers at the moment ... so designers ... get in your requests soon! 'Jessie' has vivid yellow bracts, grows to a height of 48-60" and in autumn takes on bright red hues! Moreover, this Euphorbia is sterile, so it does not seed around, and it's said to be hardy to zone 5. Glick says it will probably handle zone 4 as well, it does well in sun or shade, and only needs average moisture.
(images: Sunshine Farm & Gardens)
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Posted by Jane Berger Reblogged by Old Roses to euphorbia on 2006-08-16, 16:04:12
Euphorbia tirucalli--beware! If you touch this plant, then touch your eye, you will immediately suffer agonizing pain in your eye for about 45 minutes. I speak from experience. Otherwise, it's a great plant. Very tough. I love tough plants.
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Posted by Diane Reblogged by Old Roses to euphorbia on 2006-06-04, 12:06:31
I planted my donkey tails [euphorbia] about three years ago. They spread like crazy (by seeds) through my front garden bed and I had to tear a lot of them out to prevent future world domination. . .
Crown of thorns is a prickly beauty This plant can be a vivid focus for meditation during the Lenten season
while maintaining its reputation as a hardy and durable houseplant. . .
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Great name. I'm always on the lookout for colorful plants. This is Euphorbia tirucalii and it can grow into a tree. It seems to be more colorful in Winter.
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The mornings have been quite chilly here. Minus 8 the last couple of days. I am not complaining however. I know alot of you out there get alot colder weather. I actually love this kind of weather. . .
Colder than minus 8? Oops! That's Celsius.
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