General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Plant Height: 14 to 20 inches (36-51cm)
Plant Spread: 9 to 18 inches (20-45cm)
Leaves: Good fall color
Unusual foliage color
Flowers: Showy
Other: In the genus Euphorbia, the flowers are reduced in size and aggregated into a cluster of flowers called a cyathium (plural cyathia). This feature is present in every species of the genus Euphorbia but nowhere else in the plant kingdom.
Flower Color: Green
Other: Yellow green
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Dynamic Accumulator: B (Boron)
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Toxicity: Other: All members of the genus Euphorbia produce a milky sap called latex that is toxic and can range from a mild irritant to very poisonous.
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: USPP 16,908; Can. PBR 2725
Parentage: (Euphorbia x martini) x Purpurea
Child plants: one child plant

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Trade name information:
Trade Name: Efanthia
Cultivar name: 'Imprefant'
Common names
  • Martin's Spurge
  • Cushion Spurge
  • Spurge
  • Euphorbia
Also sold as:
  • Euphorbia amygdaloides 'Efanthia'

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Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2015-08-31
Zone 9b. A peek into the interior shows new growth has appeared a
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2015-04-08
Spurge (Euphorbia amygdaloides Efanthia) in Zone 9b 2015-04-08.
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2015-03-06
Maroon tinged dark green leaves are nearly hidden under the very
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2015-02-05
Spurge (Euphorbia amygdaloides Efanthia) (Zone 9b) Bloomed one mo
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2015-11-07
Two months after spent flower stalks were removed to expose new g
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2016-02-01
Zone 9b. The first cyme of many to come that will completely encl
Location: my garden zone 7b, NC
Date: 2012-03-28

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