Scientific Name:	Euphorbia polychroma
Pronunciation:	you-FOR-bee-uh poll-ee-KROE-muh
Common Name:	golden spurge, cushion spurge
Family Name:	Euphorbiaceae
Plant Type:	Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:	Small plant with multiple upright stems; leaves produce shades of red, orange, and purple in autumn; flowers with electric yellow bracts bloom on a low cushion in April and persist, but gradually fade as stems elongate to form a 40 cm tall mound by midsummer.
Course(s):	Level 4 Apprenticeship

Habit: Dense, Upright Form: Oval - horizontal, Vase Texture: Medium - fine Mature Size: Height: 0.2 - 0.4m Spread: 0.3 - 0.6m Growth Rate: Moderate Origin: Europe Hardiness Rating: Zone 3: (-40 to -34 C) Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Humus rich, Well-drained Water Use: Moderate Landscape Uses: Mixed shrub border, Rock garden, Woodland margin Additional Info: Google Images

Leaf Morphology: Form: Simple Arrangement: Alternate, Whorled Texture/ Venation: Soft flexible Surfaces: Colour in Summer: Green Colour in Fall: Orange, Purple, Red Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Lanceolate Margins: Undulate (wavy)

Inflorescence Type: Floriferous, Cyathium Flower Morphology: Colour (petals): Showy, Green-yellow, Yellow Flower Time at Peak: Apr, May, Jun

Fruit Type: Capsule Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Additional Info: Fruit image Credit: George Marien

Bark or Stem Colour:

Propagation:	Seed, Cuttings, Division - below ground parts
Pest Susceptibility:	Aphids or adelgids, Blight or needle cast, Mealybugs, Mites, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant

Location(s): (BUG) BUG garden Location Map

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