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| 'First Blush' | 'Jessie' | 'Purpurea' | 'Leatherleaf' |
| NAME | HEIGHT X WIDTH | EXPOSURE | SOIL | DESCRIPTION |
PURPLE WOOD SPURGE | 30 to 60 cm x 30 cm | full sun to dappled shade | average to moist, humus-rich | purple, evergreen foliage; acid-yellow bracts |
LEATHERLEAF SPURGE | 60 cm x 45 to 60 cm | dappled shade | average to moist, humus-rich | leathery evergreen leaves; acid-yellow bracts; spreader |
EVERGREEN SPURGE | 1.2m x 90 cm | full sun | average, well drained | big, bushy evergreen; large chartreuse heads |
GRIFFITH'S SPURGE | 70 to 90 cm x 90 cm to 1 m | full sun to dappled shade | average to moist, well drained | bushy and upright; fiery orange bracts; spreader |
HYBRID SPURGE | 90 cm x 45 to 60 cm | full sun | averagte to moist, well drained | upright habit; yellow bracts edged in orange |
MARTIN'S SPURGE | 45 to 60 cm x 45 to 60 cm | full sun | average, well drained | leathery evergreen leaves; lime-green heads of bracts |
DONKEY-TAIL a.k.a. MURTLE SPURGE | 15 to 30 cm x 30 cm | full sun | average, well drained | succulent blue leaves, acid-yellow bracts; evergreen; self-seeds; skin irritant |
CUSION a.k.a. CHROME SPURGE | 30 to 45 cm x 30 to 60 cm | full sun | average, well drained | low mound; chrome-yellow bracts; red and coral in fall |
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