Gopher Plant
Euphorbia rigida

Clumps of stems that angel outward and then upward with fleshy gray-green leaves and producing large domed yellow flowers that fade to a pinkish color. This plant flowers in late winter or early spring.

Self seeds in mild climates but it does not become a pest.

• Scientific Name: Euphorbia rigida
• Principle Common Name: Gopher Plant
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• Description: Clumps of stems that angel outward and then upward with fleshy gray-green leaves and producing large domed yellow flowers that fade to a pinkish color. This plant flowers in late winter or early spring.
• General Comments: Self seeds in mild climates but it does not become a pest.
• Origin:
• Nativity: Mediterranean
• Height Range: 0 - 0
• Spread Range: 0 - 0
• Flower Showy: Y
• Warning:
• Sunset Zones: 4 : 5 : 6 : 7 : 8 : 9 : 10 : 11 : 12 : 13 : 14 : 15 : 16 : 17 : 18 : 19 : 20 : 21 : 22 : 23 : 24
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• Leaf Color: Gray-Green
• Leaf Texture: Fine : Fleshy
• Form: Shrub
• Flower Color: Yellow
• Flower Time: Spring : Winter
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• Ease of Growing: Easy
• Light Preferences: Sun (minimum 8 hours direct sun) : Part Sun
• Soil Preferences: Well-drained
• Watering Preferences: Medium : Sparse
• Outstanding Features: Color : Drought tolerant : Winter Interest

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