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The third suggestion for low maintenance, high impact winter plants is Euphorbia melliflora - more commonly known as Honey Spurge.This plant provides instant gratification with attractive leaves similar to Oleander . It grows to about 8 feet in 10 years but needs protection in a rural winter environment if temperatures dip very low.http://www.architecturalplants.com/plant.html?code=EMNR

This is highlighted by the amber traffic light on the information board- see below. This brilliant system created by Angus White is a simple method of indentifying plants that are not so hardyhttp://www.architecturalplants.com/hardiness_codes.html