Family: Euphorbiaceae
Scientific Name: Euphorbia polychroma Bonfire
Common Name: Bonfire Euphorbia
| Description | An excellent multi season perennial having colorful yellow bracts contrasting against the red-purple foliage. |
| Pronunciation | (yew-FOR-bee-ah) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-9 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Temperature | PP18585 |
| Flowers | the bright chartreuse flowers are actually bracts |
| Leaves | emerge green than outer foliage change to shades of red, purples, inner foliage staying dark green |
| Dimensions | 18 inches tall, spreads 24-36 inches, mounded, domed shape |
| Maintenance | as with most Euphorbia they bleed a white sap that can be an irritant |
| Propagation | PP18585 |
| Cultivar Origin | Breed by Mary Ann Faria of Limerock Plant Farm, in Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA. Introduced by Blooms of Bressingham, UK. |
| Notes & Reference | #229-Euphorbias A gardeners Guide (Rodger Turner) |
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