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Bracts turn orange-red in May and June.

Growth habit.

Euphorbiaceae

A nice-looking, shrub-like perennial, E. griffithii has reddish stems and light green, sessile, lanceolate leaves with red edging and midribs. Flowers (cyathiums), as with all euphorbs, are inconspicuous and form in terminal cymes. The bracts of E. grifffithi, however, are an attractive orange-red. Leaves turn yellow and red in fall.

Plant Type: perennial

Plant Form or Habit: rounded/mounded

Plant Use: Beds and borders.

Propagation:

seed
division
stem cuttings

Flower Color:

red
orange

Bloom Period:

late spring
early summer

Width: Minimum: 18 inches     Maximum: 36 inches

Foliage Texture: medium

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5

Water Requirements: average

Additional Comments: Milky latex sap is a skin and eye irritant and should be avoided.