Description
Ascot Rainbow Spurge is a compact herbaceous evergreen perennial
that grows in open mounds. The stems sport narrow whorls of variegated foliage with grey-green centers and yellow margins that earn a pink to orange flush in fall. Tiny deep red flowers surrounded by yellow and green striped brackets bloom all summer attracting bees
and butterflies
. Best shape in
full sun
and dry, well-drained soils. Good drought tolerance. B
roken stems have a milky white sap that can cause significant skin irritation if allergic to latex.
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Type: |
Perennial |
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Height: |
1′ – 1.5′ |
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Spread: |
1′ – 1.5’ |
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Spacing: |
1’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
5 – 9 |
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Culture: |
Full Sun, Part Sun |
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Bloom Color: |
Red |
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Season of Interest: |
Spring |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance.Wet soils, especially in winter, will kill the plant. Can tolerate shade, but will have clumping form. Use gloves when handling.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Rock Gardens, Xeriscape Gardens, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS:Allium, Hakone Grass, Sedum
IMAGES: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., Tatton Park Flower Show 2014 087, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) cultivar413, 160529 300 NYBG – Rock Garden, Euphorbia x martinii ‘Ascot Rainbow’ Variegated Martin’s Spurge, (3) Leonora (Ellie) Enking, Euphorbia x martinii ‘Ascot Rainbow’
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
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