Euphorbia Hypericifolia "Diamond Frost" 17cmPot

🌼 Euphorbia ‘Diamond Frost’

Botanical Name: Euphorbia hypericifolia ‘Diamond Frost’
Common Names: Diamond Frost Euphorbia, White Euphorbia
Plant Type: Tender perennial (commonly grown as an annual)

📌 Product Description

Euphorbia ‘Diamond Frost’ is a delicate-looking yet remarkably tough flowering plant, prized for its airy clouds of tiny white flowers that bloom continuously throughout the warm season. Its fine-textured foliage and soft, billowing habit make it an excellent filler plant in garden beds, hanging baskets and mixed containers.

Despite its dainty appearance, ‘Diamond Frost’ is heat-tolerant, low-maintenance and exceptionally reliable in South African gardens.

📏 Size When Fully Grown

• Height: approx. 30 – 45 cm
• Width: approx. 30 – 60 cm
• Growth Habit: Light, spreading and mounded

🌱 Best Growing Conditions

• Light: Full sun to partial shade
• Soil: Well-drained, fertile soil
• Water:
  • Moderate watering
  • Drought-tolerant once established
• Feeding: Feed monthly with a balanced fertiliser during the growing season
• Maintenance:
  • Very low maintenance
  • No deadheading required

⚠️ Note: Milky sap may irritate skin—handle with care.

🌦️ Planting & Growing Season (South Africa)

• Best Planting Time:
  • Spring (September – October), after frost danger has passed
• Growing Season:
  • Active growth and flowering from spring through summer into early autumn
• Frost Sensitivity:
  • Frost-tender; grown as an annual in most regions

🌼 Additional Benefits

• Continuous flowering all season
• Heat and drought tolerant
• Excellent for containers, baskets and borders
• Ideal companion plant for bold colours

🌿 Ideal Uses

✔ Garden beds & borders
✔ Hanging baskets
✔ Mixed containers
✔ Landscape planting