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Products > Euphorbia Blackbird ['Nothowlee'] PP17,178
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| Category: Perennial |
| Family: Euphorbiaceae (Spurges) |
| Origin: Garden Origin |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Red/Purple Foliage: Yes |
| Flower Color: Yellow |
| Bloomtime: Spring |
| Parentage: (E. amygdaloides x E. martinii) |
| Height: 1-2 feet |
| Width: 1-2 feet |
| Exposure: Full Sun |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 0-10° F |
| May be Poisonous (More Info): Yes |
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Euphorbia Blackbird ['Nothowlee'] PP17,178 (Blackbird Spurge) - This evergreen perennial subshrub has a compact, bushy habit to 18 to 22 inches tall by equal width with exceptionally dark purple velvety foliage, especially when grown in full sun, and heads of yellow-green flowers (bracts) in spring on reddish stems. Plant in full sun and irrigate regularly to occasionally. This moderately hardy plant has been shown to tolerate the high heat in the central valley of California and likely will prove hardy to nearly 0 F, making it useful in USDA Zones 6 to 10. A great plant in the garden with year-round dark foliage and a good container plant as well. This plant is from Mark Howard and Simon Leeding of Notcutts Nursery in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England where it was found as a sport in a crop of their popular Euphorbia Red Wing ['Charam'], itself a Euphorbia amygdaloides and Euphorbia martinii cross. It differs from Red Wing by having much darker foliage. It was granted US Plant Patent 17,178 on October 31, 2006 and is being marketed in the United States by PlantHaven. It was a Gold Medal winner at the 2004 Plantarium in the Netherlands, one of the worlds largest nursery trade shows. This image courtesy of PlantHaven
Information displayed on this page about Euphorbia Blackbird ['Nothowlee'] PP17,178 is based on our research conducted about this plant in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about it as it has grown in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.
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