Euphorbia 'Diamond Frost'

[AndyC]

I visited my local Wyvale garden centre yesterday and the only plant that took my fancy was Euphorbia 'Diamond Frost'. I didn't buy any because the label said it is an annual and the price was a bit high for such ephemera. I looked it up online when I got home and found that it is in fact a perennial so I'm thinking of going back to get some. Anyone growing this?

[Chrisg]

Not one I have seen before, looks interesting. Euphorbias are such a large group with so many different forms.

[AndyC]

Thanks to Charlie (who gave me the contact details) I've been able to pick the brains of Tim Ellis who has a collection of Euphorbias. This was his reply -
"The plant you are asking me about is one we grow and have in our collection. It is normally grown as an annual but can be overwintered in a frost free conservatory. We heat ours to 15C but probably goes a bit lower. Our oldest plant is about 5/6 years old and has developed a hard woody base. The plant is best grown in a pot or container as it needs space around it as the foliage is quite delicate, in the garden it can get rather lost amongst other plants. also you will need to bring it in for winter A 9" pot is plenty for several years and use a soil based compost with grit added. feed during growth once a month only. The foliage will all yellow and drop off in November, keep overwinter and shoots reappear in February from base of plant. Only water sparingly through winter to keep compost from drying out completely. Start watering in spring when growth starts.
This plant is an interesting one as it has three parents all originating in America where it was bred and developed.
Regards
TIM ELLIS
ELLIS NURSERIES"

I've bought a couple.

[charlie]

Glad your sorted, hope you will keep us all posted. Tim is besotted by Euphorbias!

[AndyC]

Nearly three months on and it hasn't stopped flowering.

IMG_1448 by atropica1, on Flickr
I took half a dozen cuttings before I planted them out but only one of them struck so I'll have to have another go.