Cushion Spurge

• Sulfur Yellow Flowers
• Red, Shooting Fruit
• Natural Dome Shape
• Long Bloom Period

The Cushion Spurge (Euphorbia polychroma) is a mounding, clump-forming perennial which typically grows in a dome shape, reaching a height of up to 15 inches, with a mature spread of up to 2 feet.

It erupts with clusters of poinsettia-like flowers, and although the flower cymes are not showy, they are subtended by long-lasting, bright sulfur yellow bracts, which cover the plant and provide quite a show. It blooms so long that you can enjoy its bright yellow flowers for weeks.

The Cushion Spurge's red fruit, produced in late summer, pops off the plant and can be projected several feet! Under ideal conditions, it may also self sow, to propagate new plants! You can remove any spent blooms to prevent any unwanted self seeding, and to promote bushier growth.

Cushion Spurge prefers dry, well-drained soils in full sun, and appreciates some light afternoon shade in hot summer climates. However, clumps tend to open up and lose their attractive cushion shape in too much shade. It may rot in soil which remains too wet or in heavy clay soils.

The plant gets its common name from the cushion-like, dome-shaped growth habit it forms. Use in the front to middle of borders, masses, or large rock gardens. Try them in containers.

This resilient variety is resistant to most pests and diseases. It can handle rocky or sandy soils, is drought tolerant once established, and deer or rabbits leave it alone.

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