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Diamond Frost® Euphorbia

Euphorbia

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Overview

The Euphorbia 'Diamond Frost' is a mounded annual from Proven Winners® with fine green foliage and clouds of airy white flowers from planting to frost. It matures 12-18 inches tall and wide, creating a soft, baby's-breath effect. Best in part sun to sun with average, well-drained soil and moderate water, it is heat tolerant, drought tolerant, deer resistant, and self-cleaning. Hardy in USDA Zones 10-11.

Sun Full, HalfWater MediumZones 10–11Type Annual
Diamond Frost® Euphorbia — It matures 12-18 inches tall and wide, creating a soft, baby's-breath effect
Diamond Frost® Euphorbia — with a rounded habit that can gently billow or cascade at the edges of containers; the Euphorbia 'Diamond Frost', image 72Diamond Frost® Euphorbia — stems may exude a milky latex sap; and no deadheading—the spent blooms simply disappear into the plant’s self-cleaning, image 114Diamond Frost® Euphorbia — or weave through annual grasses and trailing plants in urns; use it to soften bold petunias, image 150Diamond Frost® Euphorbia — Diamond Frost® typically matures to 12 to 18 inches tall and wide; white flowers in the garden, image 102Diamond Frost® Euphorbia — Diamond Frost® is one of those invaluable fillers that makes every companion look more polished; well-drained soil and, image 240Diamond Frost® Euphorbia — or weave through annual grasses and trailing plants in urns; use it to soften bold petunias+286

Culture

Sun
Full, Half
Water
Medium
USDA zones
10–11

Shape & size

Mature height
1–1.5 Ft.
Mature width
1–1.5 Ft.

Classification

Type
Annual
Family
Euphorbiaceae

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Diamond Frost® Euphorbia — It matures 12-18 inches tall and wide, creating a soft, baby's-breath effect
Diamond Frost® Euphorbia — with a rounded habit that can gently billow or cascade at the edges of containers; the Euphorbia 'Diamond Frost', image 72
Diamond Frost® Euphorbia — stems may exude a milky latex sap; and no deadheading—the spent blooms simply disappear into the plant’s self-cleaning, image 114
Diamond Frost® Euphorbia — or weave through annual grasses and trailing plants in urns; use it to soften bold petunias, image 150
Diamond Frost® Euphorbia — Diamond Frost® typically matures to 12 to 18 inches tall and wide; white flowers in the garden, image 102
Diamond Frost® Euphorbia — Diamond Frost® is one of those invaluable fillers that makes every companion look more polished; well-drained soil and, image 240
Diamond Frost® Euphorbia — or weave through annual grasses and trailing plants in urns; use it to soften bold petunias
Diamond Frost® Euphorbia — The Euphorbia 'Diamond Frost'
Diamond Frost® Euphorbia — especially where afternoons are intense, image 233
Diamond Frost® Euphorbia — Average, well-drained soil is sufficient, and once established it is impressively heat and drought tolerant; diamond, image 172
Diamond Frost® Euphorbia — though it can tolerate some shade; diamond Frost® typically matures to 12 to 18 inches tall and wide, image 77
Diamond Frost® Euphorbia — well-drained soil and moderate water; it asks for average water, image 189
Diamond Frost® Euphorbia — little fertilizer in garden beds; commonly referred to as Diamond Frost® Euphorbia, image 81
Diamond Frost® Euphorbia — with a rounded habit that can gently billow or cascade at the edges of containers; the Euphorbia 'Diamond Frost', image 227
Diamond Frost® Euphorbia — little fertilizer in garden beds; commonly referred to as Diamond Frost® Euphorbia, image 143
Diamond Frost® Euphorbia — lighten dark-leaved heuchera
Diamond Frost® Euphorbia — it creates a luminous haze along edges and pathways; annual for full or half, image 182
Diamond Frost® Euphorbia — Diamond Frost® typically matures to 12 to 18 inches tall and wide; white flowers in the garden, image 257
Diamond Frost® Euphorbia — but is grown as a dependable annual across most regions
Diamond Frost® Euphorbia — Gardeners often note that it looks far more fragile than it behaves
Diamond Frost® Euphorbia — Use it to soften bold petunias
Diamond Frost® Euphorbia — hardy in USDA Zones 10a through 11b; little fertilizer in garden beds, image 74
Diamond Frost® Euphorbia — hardy in USDA Zones 10a through 11b
Diamond Frost® Euphorbia — little fertilizer in garden beds; commonly referred to as Diamond Frost® Euphorbia, image 205

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