Cushion Spurge, Euphorbia polychroma has spring impact with its eye-stopping bright yellow color. Euphorbia in its full blooming glory shines like chrome and that probably explains the adjective part of its name, “polychroma.” The flowers of Euphorbia are really interesting for they are not really flowers, they are bracts on the ends of the stems that turn a brilliant yellow. The blooms last for over a month then the flowers “morph” turning green and become part of the stem. After blooming, Cushion Spurge lays low keeping a neat tidy rounded shape all season but shines again in fall when the foliage takes on a tawny-bronze color. The shape and perfect mound...
Cushion Spurge – Euphorbia polychroma
