• Image of Euphorbia 'Helen Robinson'|Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC|JLBG

    Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC

  • Image of Euphorbia 'Helen Robinson'|Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC|JLBG

    Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC

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Euphorbia 'Helen Robinson'

Helen Robinson Spurge

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Item #: 7380

Zones: 7a to 8b, at least

Dormancy: Evergreen

Height: 48" tall

Culture: Sun to Part Sun

Origin: Hybrid

Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


This splendid euphorbia is a cross of Euphorbia robbiae x Euphorbia characias that occurred at Hyde Hall Garden in the UK, and was later named for its late owner. We have been very impressed by its garden performance, which resembles a Euphorbia robbiae on steroids. The 30" tall, deer-resistant Euphorbia robbiae-like rosettes which spread by underground runners, are topped starting in mid-April, with 4' tall flower spikes of chartreuse yellow. In rich soils, the rate of spread may be a problem for wimpy plants growing nearby. Our 3-year-old clumps, growing in amended sandy loam, have made an 8' wide patch. Dry soils and root competition slow it down to a crawl.