Never to be confused with its flashier sister (the over-the-top poinsettia), hardy perennial euphorbia is prized for its unique chartreuse (sometimes white) flower heads, textural foliage, and wonderful garden structure. Once sited in the proper well-drained sunny garden spot, most euphorbia plants thrive on drought and neglect. We have discovered that most Mediterranean euphorbias do better when planted on a slope.
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Only recently have propagation and breeding advances made many great perennial euphorbia selections more widely available. New perennial euphorbia cultivars feature leaves that vary from blue-green to powder blue to purple and some are even variegated or splashed with color. Euphorbia flowers attract butterflies and are unusual and sometimes brightly colored but remain secondary to the attractive stems and leaves.
Like all euphorbia species, our perennial euphorbia cultivars bleed a white latex sap that may irritate the skin, burn the eyes and cause vomiting. We consider this a bonus rather than a problem because deer do not like to eat euphorbia plants. When you are ready to buy euphorbias for your garden, check out our online listing of euphorbias for sale below.
Since 1988, Plant Delights Nursery has been the choice of serious gardeners and plant collectors looking for the best and rarest perennial plants. We are pleased to have received the Perennial Plant Association Retail Award in 2011, the American Horticulture Society Commercial Award in 2002, and to have been selected as one of the Best Mail Order Plant Sources - Garden Design Magazine 2010. Welcome to our family of plant lovers!
(aka: Euphorbia 'Redwing') We are pleased to offer this dazzling, deer-resistant English hybrid of Euphorbia amygdaloides x Euphorbia x martinii from Bernard Ticker. Euphorbia 'Charam' makes a tight mound to 20" tall of long blue-grey foliage. In late winter to early spring, the terminal flower spikes develop, turning a deep red just prior to flowering. Once they open, they reveal a massive cloud of bright gold hiding the foliage...truly a sight to behold. Euphorbia 'Charam' requires a dry location with good drainage, especially in areas of high rainfall. After flowering, cut the plant to the ground to rejuvenate new shoots. This is commonly sold as Euphorbia 'Redwing', which we discovered is not the name of this plant. Pot Size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml)
Folks who have trialed Euphorbia 'Ascot Rainbow' have been most impressed, especially after it survived a harsh south Michigan winter. Euphorbia x martinii 'Ascot Rainbow' (Euphorbia characias x Euphorbia amygdaloides 'Rubra') was discovered by David Glenn in Australia, but was granted permanent garden worker status in the US. The 20" tall, branching, evergreen stalks are adorned with narrow, glaucous leaves, each edged in an attractive yellow border. In cold weather, the upper leaves take on an attractive red overlay, then in early spring the deer-resistant clumps are topped with bouffant-like flower clusters consisting of showy green- and yellow-striped bracts, housing the tiny red flowers...simply stunning! Pot Size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml)
This David Tristam branch sport selection of Euphorbia x martinii makes an attractive 2' tall x 2' wide deer-resistant clump of blue-green foliage which, in winter, develops a very attractive red growing point, reminiscent of that famous reindeer. The idea was to name the plant Rudolph, but that was completely botched. If only we could teach breeders, and more importantly the EUPOV office, how to properly name cultivars! Pot Size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml)
(aka: Euphorbia 'Tiny Tim') This hybrid with the bizarre name comes from the UK's Tim Crowther who discovered it as a compact branch sport in a batch of Euphorbia x amygdaloides. The narrow blue-green leaves with a hint of red form a compact, red-stemmed, deer-resistant clump to 1' tall x 1' wide. In late winter to early spring, the terminal flower spikes develop as a cloud of small, green, tightly-clustered flowers. Euphorbia 'Waleutiny' is nice in the garden or as part of a container planting. As with most euphorbias, good drainage is very important. After flowering, cut the old flowering shoots to the ground to rejuvenate new foliage. Pot Size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml)
From Notcuts Nursery in the UK comes a stunning new sport of its popular and easy-to-grow Euphorbia 'Charam' (Redwing). The black-purple foliage adorns the compact stems, forming a tight 18" tall x 1' wide evergreen specimen. The deer-resistant foliage is topped, starting in early spring, with large compact heads of bright yellow flowers held just above the foliage by the bright red stems. This is a real WOW plant for a sunny, well-drained spot in the garden! Euphorbia 'Nothowlee' is a 2004 Gold Medal winner at Holland's prestigious Plantarium Expo. We'll also award them the 2004 bad cultivar name award! Pot Size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml)
Rigid spurge? Sounds like more of a social disease than a great garden plant. Nevertheless, if you have a sunny dry spot, rigid spurge may be the answer to your problems...plant problems. Imagine a Euphorbia myrsinites on Viagra and you've got Euphorbia rigida. The upright stems are clothed in long, pointed, powder-blue, deer-resistant leaves. In very early spring, the ends of each stem are adorned with yellow bracts similar to a miniature poinsettia. Euphorbia rigida blends well with small bulbs as well as desert-looking plants. Rigid spurge has proven to be much more durable in our garden than Euphorbia myrsinites, being more tolerant of mistreatment. Pot Size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml)
(syn: Euphorbia amygdaloides var. robbiae) One of the finest euphorbias, this deer-resistant dark green euphorbia more closely resembles a forest of dwarf pittosporum. The slightly stoloniferous nature of Euphorbia robbiae makes it a dynamite choice for an evergreen groundcover in a difficult and very shady site. In loose, well-drained organic soils, the spread will be much swifter. In very early spring, the chartreuse flowers unfurl in dramatic fashion, presenting 18" tall stalks of unique flowers that last for months...a real winner! Pot Size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml)
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