Euphorbia Blackbird = 'Nothowlee'

A handsome plant that has a dark and solid presence that has appeal from spring through to autumn. It has long leaves whorled around upright stems and coloured a blackish shade of green. At the stem top the leaves are suffused with variable rosy maroon tones, still a feature in September. In spring, during May and June, it produces large and showy heads of flowers coloured lime green with rosy orange tints on their upper portions. These should be removed when they fade - remembering that the sap of the plant is a skin irritant. This can be grown in a shady or a sunny position though the darkest foliage tones are produced in a sunny site.