Euphorbia 'Diamond Frost' is a real permanent bloomer in balcony boxes or planted out over the summer. The non-frost hardy plant, also sold under the name magic snow, belongs to the spurge family and is often only cultivated once a year, although it can be overwintered indoors.
The magic snow inspires with its small, white flowers
Optimal conditions for overwintering Euphorbia 'Diamond Frost'
To ensure that the plant does not suffer frost damage, it should be brought into the protected winter quarters before the first night frosts in late autumn. The following site factors and care measures favor the survival of the plant:
- as much daylight as possible, but without direct sunlight
- Room temperatures between 8 and 15 degrees Celsius
- no draft
- no drying out of the soil in the pot
The magic snow can also be overwintered at normal room temperature, but then it needs a little more moisture than in the cooler winter quarters. Before moving to the winter quarters, the plant can be cut back with gloves.
Weighing up costs and benefits
Overwintered specimens generally flower a little later than freshly grown young plants. In addition, this plant loses its compact and very floriferous growth habit with increasing age. As with many other balcony flowers, you should also weigh up the relationship between the effort involved in overwintering and the savings in buying new young plants.
tips
Even if the so-called magic snow (Euphorbia 'Diamond Frost') does not look anything like the triangular spurge, both plant species belong to the spurge family. Therefore, be careful with care measures such as cutting, because the milky plant sap can cause problems just by touching the skin.