We tested `Bonfire’ for two full years and found it to be absolutely reliable, overwintering 100% and slowly expanding with age, but not the least bit invasive. We also found it to be exceptionally colorful, with foliage emerging green and changing to deep purple before flowering. The flowers are electric-yellow-petaled with red-tinged chartreuse bracts during spring to mid-summer. `Bonfire’ needs good drainage, and in time can form clumps up to 3-feet-across.
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Details
Hardiness Zone:
7
Blossom Color:
Yellow to Chartreuse
Growth Habit:
Clump Forming
Max Height:
16"
Texture:
Fine Texture
Recommended Spacing:
2' to 2½'
We sell this plant in these containers:
#1 Pot
Special Characteristics
Cuttings
Seasonal Effect
Moderate Area
Drought Tolerant
Butterflies
Bees
Large Area
Deer Resistant
Sandy Soil Tolerant
Controls Erosion
Features
Colorful and hardy, with foliage that transitions from green to purple, with bright yellow flowers with red-tinged chartreuse bracts.
Landscape Value
Colorful and hardy, with foliage that transitions from green to purple, with bright yellow flowers with red-tinged chartreuse bracts.
Care
Watering:
`Bonfire' Spurge is very drought tolerant and typically only needs watering during the hottest days of summer.
Fertilizing:
`Bonfire' Spurge needs little fertilizer, but benefits from a single springtime or fall topdressing (about 1 inch deep) of organic compost or well rotted leaves. Alternatively, a springtime application of a slow release fertilizer with a 3-1-2 ratio (such as a 15-5-10) can be applied at a rate of about 10 pounds per 1000 square feet.
Pruning:
`Bonfire' Spurge should be pruned while dormant during late fall or winter.
Companion Plants
Allium Glitterbug® All A’ Flutter (`Nonrettu’)View
