Scientific Name:
Euphorbia
'Charam'
Pronunciation:
you-FOR-bee-uh
Common Name:
Redwing spurge
Family Name:
Euphorbiaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Shrub upright, 30-50cm tall; leaves sessile, tightly spiraled, most oblanceolate, most 4-7cm long x 0.5-2cm wide, blue-green, newly formed ones have red undersides; stems reddish tinge/topped; spikes dark red flower buds form in fall that open to reveal chartreuse cyathia Mar-Apr.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Garden origin (E. amygdaloides x E. martinii)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Accent plant, Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border, Perennial border
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate, Spiraled
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Glaucous
Colour in Summer:
Green, Red
Colour in Fall:
Dark-red
Shapes:
Elliptic, Oblanceolate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Decurrent
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Cyathium, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Monoecious plant
Number Of Petals:
0
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Yellow, Green-yellow
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Mar, Apr
Fruit Type:
Schizocarp
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Jun, Jul
Additional Info:
Mericarps (3) split open to release a single seed
Bark Morphology:
Lightly fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green, Red, Brown
Organ Modifications:
Leaf-like bracts
Propagation:
Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (HPZ) Horticulture PlaZa
- (PDW) PonD West : q. 6=
- (WDY) WeeDY location