Water-Wise Gardening

California-Friendly Plant: Ascot Rainbow

Many MNWD customers, mostly the young ones, wish the holiday season would last all year long. While the king of holiday foliage, the festive poinsettia, wasn’t made to withstand the warm, dry Southern California climate, its cousin, the Ascot Rainbow, is, and adding it to your California-Friendly garden is a great way to enjoy a little bit of the holidays year round. The Ascot Rainbow is a member of the Euphorbia family, and it’s actually a bit of a chameleon. It features stunning green leaves rimmed in yellow during the spring and summer months. As the weather turns cooler, the leaves take on red and pink accents to signal the holidays are near. Ascot Rainbow is easy to maintain, and thrives in the ground and in pots. It only needs a little sun and barely any water at all. The Ascot Rainbow is a vigorous grower, but doesn’t require any pruning to maintain an attractive shape. Add this beauty to your California-Friendly garden today!