Three New Euphorbias

 It doesn't take much to find a new Euphorbia. There are about 2000 of them. They are one of the largest genera of plants. But I love them. I found three new-to-me ones at the Philadelphia Flower Show.

This one is 'Miners Merlot.' It would be a potential rock garden size, but it's not hardy as far north as I live. I love the color.

This one gets too tall for the rock garden, but it is potentially hardy in the north. However, it's supposedly pretty rare and hard to purchase. It's Euphorbia characias, 'Glacier Blue.'

And this one was in bloom. It's Euphorbia x martini, 'Ascot Rainbow.' The leaves get streaked with red and orange as the season progresses. It's also a rock garden potential except that it isn't quite hardy enough for where I live. Close. It would need extra care and special winter covering. I'm probably not up for that.

This photo is a bit too yellow, but it has fairly large and colorful flowers for a Euphorbia. You can see a couple of buds in the corner of the picture above. When the center opens it is bright red, but the rest should be paler green.

Marie and I spent a lot of time working today. She and Ed belong to a shooting club, and she was in charge of a meal at the clubhouse tonight. She's actually the chair of all the meals (what a job!). We spent the entire morning shopping. Then we walked another 2 miles at the mall because it was still raining. It was also reduced-price produce day at another store and we got a peck of green beans for 99 cents. So after we ate, we processed and froze all those! Then we managed to play one game before we had to go to the club and start cooking and setting up for the meal.

Miles hiked in 2025: 33.2

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