Go figure, gopher plant blooming already
With bluebonnets already blooming around Austin at least a month earlier than usual, I shouldn’t be surprised to see gopher plant (Euphorbia rigida) in full flower too.
They usually start in early March, but mine and my neighbor’s, shown here, went all electric-chartreuse in mid-February this year.
The bees love them, and so do I. Deer don’t – hooray!
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Mine are blooming too. It’s a lovely plant, and one I need more of.
Luckily it proliferates readily!
Where did you find your gopher plant?
I’ve bought it at Barton Springs Nursery and The Natural Gardener in Austin.