cushion spurge
cushion spurge noun: a perennial spurge forming small clumps of bright yellow flowers, native to Central and Southeastern Europe, of species Euphorbia epithymoides (previously known as Euphorbia polychroma).
Noun
cushion spurge (countable and uncountable, plural cushion spurges)
- A perennial spurge forming small clumps of bright yellow flowers, native to Central and Southeastern Europe, of species Euphorbia epithymoides (previously known as Euphorbia polychroma).
- Nice spurges include Euphorbia polychrma (cushion spurge), E. amygdaloides (purple wood spurge), and several other minor species, all of which are lovely, pest-resistant perennials.1996 January 1, Barbara Pleasant, The Gardener's Weed Book: Earth-safe Controls, Storey Publishing, →ISBN, page 138
- Euphorbias can be left alone for decades, but you can dig and divide cushion spurge as often as every 3 years to propagate it.2002, Reader's Digest Association, Care Free Plants: A Guide to Growing the 200 Hardiest, Low-maintenance, Long-living Beauties, Readers Digest, →ISBN, page 148
Forms of cushion spurge
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Questions about cushion spurge
- What does cushion spurge mean?
- Cushion spurge means a perennial spurge forming small clumps of bright yellow flowers, native to Central and Southeastern Europe, of species Euphorbia epithymoides (previously known as Euphorbia polychroma).
- What part of speech is cushion spurge?
- Cushion spurge is a noun.
- What is the plural of cushion spurge?
- The plural of cushion spurge is cushion spurges.
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