Last updated March 16, 2007 1:01 p.m. PT
Ciscoe's To-do List: Once shunned, green flowers now coveted
In the past, many gardeners thought green flowers were a disappointment.
These days, however, chartreuse blooms are coveted by keen gardeners who admire their subtle charm.
When it comes to green blossoms, it's hard to beat the many varieties of Euphorbia available to the home gardener. E.
amygdaloides "Purpurea" is a personal favorite, featuring soft stems covered with red-stained leaves and showy, greenish-yellow flowers in spring.
Much bigger and showier is E. characias "Wulfenii," an attractive, almost shrubby perennial with hairy, bluish green foliage and enormous clusters of yellowish-green flowers that float on the breeze like champagne bubbles.
The queen of the species, however, has to be the magnificent and extremely rare E. stygiana. Reaching 6 feet tall, this stately shrub is elegantly coiffed in dark-green leaves sporting a pale midrib that turns bright red in winter.
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