Plant Type

Perennial

 

Height Range

1-3', 3-6'

 

Flower Color

Green, Yellow

 

Flower Season

Winter, Spring

 

Leaf Color

Blue Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Full, Half

 

Water

Very Low, Low

 

Growth Rate

Moderate

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Well-drained

 

Soil pH

Neutral

 

Adverse Factors

Poisonous

Design Styles

Meadow, Mediterranean, Ranch

 

Accenting Features

Showy Flowers, Specimen, Unusual Shape

 

Seasonal Interest

Winter, Spring

 

Location Uses

Perennial Border, Foundation, Indoor, Patio, Walls / Fences, With Rocks

 

Special Uses

Container, Mass Planting

 

Attracts Wildlife

n/a

Broad clusters of yellow flowers grow from this evergreen perennial. Its upright stems form a 4' tall dome-shaped bush. Crowded all along the stems are narrow, blue-green leaves. It is fairly tolerant to droughts. In the late winter and early spring, its clustered flowers make dense, round to cylindrical masses. Until the seeds ripen, the color holds with only slight fading. At that point, the stalks should be cut out at the base.

Use caution when handling this plant, as all member of the euphorbia family produce a white latex-like soap when they are wounded, and it can cause irritation or else be very poisonous.