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EUPHORBIA characias

Associated Products

Vitax Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser 0.9 kg

(0.9 kg - c&p inc) £6.00

Vitax Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser 2.5 kg

(2.5 kg - c&p inc) £10.00

Vitax Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser 4.5 kg

(4.5 kg - c&p inc) £16.00

Additional Plant Details

  • Good to know - cut out flowered shoots if seed is not required. Wildlife plant - nectar and pollen for insects.
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    Pests & Diseases - aphids, grey mould.

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    Place of Origin - Portugal, western Mediterranean.

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    Toxicity: Caution, toxic if eaten, may cause skin allergy or irritant - These plants are toxic if eaten and may also cause a skin allergy, rash, irritation to eyes and skin.

Delivery Information

Now is our busy spring period - orders are being packed 6 days a week, however please remember it may be 10 days before you RECEIVE your plants.

Orders can also be collected in person from our Nurseries, or some of our shows - just tell us during the checkout process.

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Burncoose Catalogue Code

Evergreen - linear to oval, grey-green to 13cm (5in) long.
Medium Shrub - Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height - upright shrub with biennial shoots and clumps of erect, densely-woolly, purple-tinged stems. Flowers in spherical, terminal cymes 10-30cm (4-12in) long.

Hardiness Rating

Frost hardy - Plant can withstand temperatures down to -5°C (23°F)

Mature Dimensions
overall height and width of plant once mature

Height and Spread - 1.2m (4ft)

Preferred Location

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Full Sun

Soil Conditions

medium to light, fertile, well drained soil

Flowers In

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Buy EUPHORBIA characias

Pot size: 2.5 or 3 Litre

£9.50 each
3+£8.00 each
 MULTIBUY SAVING 

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