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'Bonfire' Cushion Spurge Euphorbia polyanthemus

Flower Season
  • Spring
  • Summer
Mature Size
10" 18" 25cm 46cm
Height: 10"
Spread: 18"
Height: 25cm
Spread: 46cm
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  • Details

    10 - 10 Inches
    18 - 24 Inches
    18 - 18 Inches
    25cm
    46cm - 61cm
    46cm

    Features

    The foliage tends to deepen to burgundy red at the height of summer. Turns rich red in the fall.

    Foliage Interest
    Heat Tolerant
    Drought Tolerant
    Salt Tolerant
    Resists: 
    Deer
    Rabbits

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Perennial
    Height Category: 
    Short
    Garden Height: 
    10 Inches 25cm
    Spacing: 
    18 - 24 Inches 46cm - 61cm
    Spread: 
    18 Inches 46cm
    Flower Colors: 
    Yellow
    Flower Shade: 
    Yellow
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Colors: 
    Red
    Foliage Shade: 
    Multicolored
    Habit: 
    Mounded
    Container Role: 
    Filler

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Part Sun to Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Bloom Time: 
    Early Spring
    Bloom Time: 
    Mid Spring
    Bloom Time: 
    Late Spring
    Hardiness Zones: 
    5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Average Soil
    Soil PH Category: 
    Acidic Soil
    Soil PH Category: 
    Alkaline Soil
    Soil PH Category: 
    Neutral Soil
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Uses: 
    Container
    Uses: 
    Landscape
    Uses: 
    Specimen or Focal Point
    Uses Notes: 

    Great in beds, along walkways, and on patios.

    Maintenance Notes: 

    In late spring, crackling sulfur yellow bracts light up the whole plant for several weeks. But really, who needs flowers with foliage like this?!

    'Bonfire' Euphorbia polyanthemus USPP 18,585, Can COPF
  • 4 Reviews

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    Browse reviews from people who have grown this plant.
    • I absolutely love this plant but do not think they are meant for a zone 5. Mine all died over the winter.

      Robbin McGourty
      , Illinois
      , United States
      , 2 years ago
    • Very hardy with great all season color in the garden. Nice upright, mounding habit.

      Cherie Morris
      , North Carolina
      , United States
      , 3 years ago
    • Beautiful! Long-blooming. Easy to care for.

      Melissa Pollack
      , 11 years ago
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