Euphorbia cornigera
Family - Euphorbiaceae
Category - Perennial
Origin - Northern Pakistan to Himalaya
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer
Hardiness - H5
Height - 1m
Width - 1m
Location - The House Border
Description: A clump-forming Perennial with an upright, bushy habit. Mid to dark green leaves are oblong in shape and held in spirals on the stems. Each leaf has a central white vein along its length. The flower heads are composed of yellow cyathia and are cupped by bright yellow-green Bracts (involucre) The flowers are held in Cymes at the tips of the stems and are produced from late spring into late summer. Attractive to pollinating insects.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Synonym - Euphorbia longifolia.
Flower:
Yellow cyathia flowers are surrounded by a collar of yellow-green bracts (involucre). The flower heads are held in cymes at the tips of the stems and are produced from May through August.
Flower colour: Yellow
Flower shape: Cyathia flowers held in cymes
Flowering time: May, June, July, August
Foliage:
Mid to dark green leaves are oblong in shape. Each leaf has a prominent white midrib. The leaves are spirally arranged on the upright stems and will produce drops of milky sap when bruised.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Oblong
Poison Information:
This plant is poisonous.
Sap may cause skin irritation and all parts ate toxic if ingested.
Propagation:
Seed, cuttings, division.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in well-drained soil.