It is a knockout. It stopped me in my tracks when I saw it in a nursery in full sun. The plant seemed to have a gorgeous sheen to it that I don't notice in other euphorbias. I live by the coast and our soil is sandy. I don't think I'll have issues with drainage. Thanks for the info!

I just went out to fill the seed feeder and heard the first red-winged blackbird call of the season. The call was missing a couple notes so it wasn't as obvious as it normally would be. I searched my neighbor's trees for the bird, as they like to sit at the tops of them. I found him sitting at the top of a utility pole. This is ten days later than last year's first sighting.

There is a park, a small field that is regularly mowed, and a sort of a wet-weather slough that runs between four properties (one of which is ours). It's basically what's left when a developer is too lazy to properly landscape when they build a plat on uneven terrain. There may be only one of the females; We've been away for awhile and I've not yet seen her again since we got back. Apparently my female house sparrows have lost their itty-bitty minds and have taken to scattering the seed from the window feeder far and wide, which has finally given the grackles something they can get at. The grackles are making things a little more difficult for everyone else and I wonder if they've driven her off. So I'll not be filling the window feeder any more - then we'll see if Ms. RWBB comes back or no, LOL!

I think safflower seed might be worth a try - many birds that like BOSS(Black Oil Sunflower Seed) are not so crazy about safflower but there are birds out there that will eat it.