Euphorbia martinii Ascot Rainbow PP 21401 Sinningia This dazzling yucca has labored

This dazzling yucca has labored in obscurity due to its very slow growth habit

grey-leaved

The clumps are topped in midsummer with 5" spikes of lavender flowers

the stalks are topped with short but attractive spikes of small white flowers

Euphorbia martinii Ascot Rainbow PP 21401 Sinningia This dazzling yucca has laboredFolks who have trialed Euphorbia 'Ascot Rainbow' have been most impressed, especially after it survived a harsh south Michigan winter. Euphorbia x martinii 'Ascot Rainbow' (Euphorbia characias x Euphorbia amygdaloides 'Rubra') was discovered by David Glenn in Australia, but was granted permanent garden worker status in the US. The 20" tall, branching, evergreen stalks are adorned with narrow, glaucous leaves, each edged in an attractive yellow border.