Common Name | Blue Spurge |
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Family | Euphorbiaceae |
Genus | Euphorbia |
species | -- |
Plant Type | Perennial |
US Patent # | PP14572 |
EU Grant # | -- |
Bloom Time | April, May, June |
Flower Color | White |
Foliage Color | Blue, Green |
Dormancy | -- |
Exposure | Full Sun |
Growth Habit | Clumping, Mounding |
Growth Rate | Fast |
Hardiness Zone | 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
How Different? | -- |
Landscape Value | -- |
Most Active Growing Season | Spring |
Persistence | Deciduous |
Size (HT/W/FL HT) | 18" / 30" / 24" |
Soil (Garden) | Average soil, coarse and slightly mineral soils are best. |
Water (Garden) | Average. When mature it is drought tolerant. |
Special Uses | Deer Resistant, Low Water Usage, Winter Color |
Comments | This plant is not for the small garden. The sap on Euphorbia is caustic. Do not use where children play. |
Euphorbia ‘Blue Lagoon’
*** PLEASE NOTE ***
This plant is no longer for sale directly from TERRA NOVA® Nurseries. However, it may still be available through one of our Licensees or Retail Sources. |
This is a vigorous, evergreen plant, spreading by underground rhizomes with blue foliage and chartreuse colored inflorescences that fade to rust. 'Blue Lagoon' is larger that E. robbiae but foliage is similar.
USDA Hardiness Zone(s): 6-10
Size (HT/W/FL HT): 18″ / 30″ / 24″
Exposure: Full Sun
Bloom Time(s): April, May, June
Water (Greenhouse) | Let the plants dry out between waterings. |
EC | 0.7 – 1.0 |
pH | 6.5 – 7.5 |
Fertility Needs | 50 ppm |
Notes | — |
Finish Time to 4″ | 6 – 8 weeks |
Finish Time to Gallon | — |
Day Length for Flowering | Day Neutral |