A hardy Euphorbia with variegated foliage that has a red blush in the cooler parts of the growing season.
Pronunciation
(yoo-FOR-bee-uh)
Plant Type
All Plants, Perennials Hardy
Hardiness Zone
5
Sunlight
full, partial
Moisture
average to dry, don't like to be given much water once established
Soil & Site
average
Temperature
colors are best in cooler temperatures
Flowers
as with most Euphorbia the bright yellow structures called flowers are really yellow floral bracts
Leaves
pale green, slightly crinkled, with white margins, rose tinted (blush) in spring and fall (cooler times of the growing season), emerging foliage throughout the summer could be tinted as well
Dimensions
12 inches
Maintenance
deer resistant
Propagation
PP#15,292, cuttings
Cultivar Origin
Bred by Liesl Thomas of W. E. Radtke, Inc., Wisconsin USA
Author's Notes
I have grown this for a few years and it is colorful at all times of the year. I like how it has different seasons of interest. I plunked in a Heuchera in the middle of my three "First Blush". This planted needed extra water since they were just planted. The extra water rotted out the Euphorbia. I learned a lesson.