Euphorbia, Mediterranean Spurge 'Tasmanian Tiger'

Bought this twice in consecutive years from a major catalog supplier. Each time the planting succumbed in winter. When I complained to ...Read Morethe catalog company about the zones recommended, they reiterated Euphorbia Tasmanian Tiger should be hardy in zone 6, eastern PA. I was not going to buy it a third time. I see from information on this very page that zone 7 is the coldest one recommended and I would have to agree in omitting zone 6.

I bought this for $5 at home depot in Comox Valley, Vancouver Island at the end of summer. It said full sun and not much watering (check ...Read Moreand check for me!). Planted it and it was unhappy for awhile. Not that I watered it much at all. Gave it no maintanance through the winter. It was only $5 and my hopes were not great. One stem out of four died.

However, this spring it came back quite wonderfully. Bloomed on the old stems and hasn't stopped blooming and it is June now (3 months and going). A lot of new growth at the base. I have been watering it regularly to try and get it established now that it appears to want to live.

Seems like this plant can die really easily at first though. See what happens! It is a great pop of bright colour and it lasts forever.

This is the first time I have seen this plant. i put one each in two pots. They haven't grown very much at all. they are in the full sun...Read More. I am sure glad i have read all of your posts, i didn't know it was poisonous, and I wonder if any one ever had them in pots before. considering that they don't like to be transferred ? should i fertilize them? move them into a different location. how will they do in the winter ?????? I bought them because I read they actually glowed at night. i have evening primrose and enjoy the neon glow in the evening. Any advice on getting these to grow faster....

I have been growing this plant for three years and it has become my favorite Euphorbia. The creamy-white and gray-green leaves really st...Read Moreand out, even if the plant never bloomed, and this would make it a winner.

According to what I have read, the stem rises to full height the first year, the second year this stem blooms in season. After blooming it dies and in fall must be cut back to its base or it creates a mess as these stems linger for many years. The next year a new stem grows so you always have a combination of new and mature plant material.

Always wear gloves when cutting this or, I think, any Euphorbia plant. The sap is very irritating to skin and especially eyes. All parts of this plant are toxic so don't let any of the young kids or pets chew on it. I'm not kidding, my son was teething one summer and I had been giving him teething cookies, one after another. I went in to get him another and a bottle of water and when I got back he had crawled into the garden and was busy gumming away on one of the plant stems, fortunately nothing poisonous. Grabbed him, brought him in, phoned the doctor. He said not to worry and fortunately he was right. With Euphorbia, however, this would have been very serious.