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EUPHORBIA
Commonly known as Spurge, Wolf's milk
Very varied genus of about 2000 species of annuals, biennials, evergreen, semi-evergreen or herbaceous perennials, deciduous or evergreen subshrubs, shrubs and trees and succulents.
Many uses including for mixed borders, woodland gardens and rockeries though notice should be taken of the milky sap which can irritate the skin and no part should be eaten.
Many are attractive to insects.
There are 10 UK native spurges, most of which are common.
Further Reading....
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Deciduous - or evergreen sub shrubs, shrubs and trees.
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Herbaceous - Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch. - annuals, biennials, evergreen, semi evergreen. Floral parts are usually much reduced, cupped by bracts in yellow, red, purple, brown or green.
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Succulent
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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. -
Additional Features - Pests & Diseases - - aphids on herbaceous euphorbias, mealy bug on succulent ones. Grey mould. -
Place of origin - widely distributed in temperate sub tropical and tropical regions. -
Wildlife - Rabbit Resistant -
Cold weather damage to evergreen plants
Euphorbia - Care Guide
- Growing & Caring for Euphorbia
- Evergreen pruning - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dead heading in June - Video Tip ondemand_video
Herbaceous Plants - Video Collection
- Dividing Herbaceous Perennials - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Spring Planting Osteospermums - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dividing Summer Perennials - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dividing summer flowering Hemerocallis - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Summer propagation - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Self-seeding aquilegia - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Supporting Plants - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dead heading meconopsis - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dead heading Delphiniums - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Feeding herbaceous peonies - Video Tip ondemand_video
Buy Varieties of EUPHORBIA
EUPHORBIA amygdaloides purpurea >
Commonly known as: Wolf's milk, Wood spurge.
(rubra) - reddish bronze foliage, upright growing
EUPHORBIA amygdaloides var robbiae >
Commonly known as: Wolf's milk, Wood spurge.
Lime-green-yellow flowers
EUPHORBIA 'Blackbird' >
Commonly known as: Spurge, Wolf's milk.
Deep red stems, blue-green leaves and dome-shaped yellow flowers
EUPHORBIA characias 'Black Pearl' >
Commonly known as: Spurge, Wolf's milk.
Flowers are greenish-yellow with a distinctive black eye
EUPHORBIA characias 'Silver Swan' >
Commonly known as: Spurge, Wolf's milk.
Dazzling silver variegated foliage and silver variegated flower heads
EUPHORBIA characias 'Tasmanian Tiger' >
Commonly known as: Spurge, Wolf's milk.
A variegated form with a neat shape and one of the most attractive leaf-flower combinations
EUPHORBIA characias wulfeni >
Commonly known as: Spurge, Wolf's milk.
Extra large flowers, lime-green
EUPHORBIA 'Copton Ash' >
Commonly known as: Spurge, Wolf's milk.
Narrow grey-blue foliage and green-yellow flowers. Long flowering period
EUPHORBIA cyparissias 'Fens Ruby' >
Commonly known as: Cypress spurge, Wolf's milk.
spreading form with feathery bluish leaves and yellow-green flowers
EUPHORBIA cyparissias 'Orange Man' >
Commonly known as: Spurge, Wolf's milk.
Feathery blue-green foliage, tinted orange in autumn. Yellow flowers in spring, ageing to orange/red
EUPHORBIA 'Diamond Frost' >
Commonly known as: Spurge, Wolf's milk.
Clouds of airy white flowers throughout spring and summer but not hardy
EUPHORBIA x martinii >
Commonly known as: Spurge, Wolf's milk.
Shrubby spurge with acid yellow flowers and good autumn colour
EUPHORBIA x martinii 'Ascot Rainbow' >
Commonly known as: Spurge, Wolf's milk.
Hardy all year round foliage colour. Blue-green leaves edged yellow and tipped with pink in winter
EUPHORBIA mellifera >
Commonly known as: Honey spurge, Wolf's milk.
Tall shrubby spurge with acid yellow flowers
EUPHORBIA myrsinites >
Commonly known as: Blue spurge, Creeping spurge, Wolf's milk.
Fleshy procumbent stems and leaves with terminal clusters of yellow flowers
EUPHORBIA palustris >
Commonly known as: Milkweed, Spurge.
Clump forming species with green leaves turning yellow in autumn and long lasting deep yellow flowers
EUPHORBIA x pasteurii >
Commonly known as: Spurge, Wolf's milk.
A cross between E.mellifera and E. stygiana which grows up to 6 feet tall. Creamy-white midribs to the leaves and scented yellow-brown flowers
EUPHORBIA 'Redwing' >
Commonly known as: Spurge, Wolf's milk.
Striking yellow-green flower heads in spring
EUPHORBIA stygiana >
Commonly known as: Spurge, Wolf's milk.
A rare species which is endangered in the wild in the Azores. It grows to around 5 feet as an architectural shrub, narrow bright green leaves and honey scented flowerheads
Useful extras...
Harrod Horticulture Plant Supports - Plant & Border Supports
Short circular wire plant support
The Harrod short circular plant supports available in rust or matt black are ideal for herbs, campanulas, agapanthus, shrub roses, hollyhocks and foxgloves and are made to last.
2 options from £32.00
Harrod Horticulture Plant Supports - Plant & Border Supports
Scalloped Border Restraint
These gently scalloped restraints are ideal for holding back plants at the front of your border, giving a natural looking hold.
2 options from £27.00
Harrod Horticulture Plant Supports - Plant & Border Supports
Curved border restraints
The border restraints are made from sturdy, solid 6mm galvanised steel wire and powder coated dark olive green, available in a variety of sizes providing strong plant support to stop plants falling across lawns and paths
4 options from £14.50
Harrod Horticulture Plant Supports - Plant & Border Supports
Link stakes
Link stakes plant supports are made from dark olive-green powder coated galvanised steel wire (up to 6mm thick), merge seemlessly into the background.
8 options from £17.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
3 options from £6.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
2 options from £6.00
