= Water twice per month or less, once established.
= Water about once per week, once established.
= Water about twice per week, once established.
= Water three days per week, or more.
Use the plant water needs as a guideline. Actual plant water needs will vary for several reasons, including weather conditions, soil type, sun exposure, root depth, wind and elevation. Adjust your watering schedule as needed to meet the plants' needs at your site. Water recent transplants more often than established plants.
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Euphorbia epithymoides
low
yellow
late spring
18 to 24 in.
18 to 24 in.
No
eastern Europe
sun, part shade
USDA zones 4-9
hardy to 7,500 ft.
Cushion spurge is a pretty spring-blooming perennial flower. It grows as a dense, mounded plant with green leaves.
At full bloom in spring, the leaves can be completely hidden by what appears to be bright yellow flowers. These are not true flowers; they are 3 to 4 inch-wide clusters of bracts. The seed capsules pop open, projecting its seed 3 to 4 feet away from the parent plant. The leaves turn a nice yellow-orange in fall.
At the Xeriscape Garden, cushion spurge looks great in full bloom with its bright yellow blooms and uniform, mounding shape. It is not very noticeable through the rest of the summer. It can spread by seed, but usually doesn't become problematic.
Remove old growth in late fall or early spring before new growth starts.
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