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    EUPHORBIA cyparissias 'Fens Ruby'
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    EUPHORBIA cyparissias 'Fens Ruby'

    Commonly known as Cypress spurge, Wolf's milk

    Spreading form with feathery bluish leaves and yellow-green flowers
     
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    • Good to know
      Has naturalized in southern UK. Wildlife plant - insects
    • Pests & Diseases
      Aphids, grey mould.
    • Place of origin
      Western, central and southern Europe
    • Yellow
      Yellow green
    • Border
      Suits a mixed or herbaceous border
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      20-40cm (8-16in)
    • Spread
      Indefinite. Invasive.
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
      Spreading rhizomatous perennial with slender stems. Linear, grey-green leaves, to 4cm (1½in) long, are crowded around stems and turn yellow in autumn.
    • Very hardy
      Hardy in the severest continental climates including exposed upland locations in the UK. Plant can withstand temperatures < -20 (-4°F)
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Medium to light, fertile, well drained soil
    • Full sun
    • skin & eye irritant
      People and pets, i.e. cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents
    • toxic if eaten
      People and pets, i.e. cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents
    • Bee friendly
    • Rabbit Resistant
    • Mature Size
      20-40cm (8-16in)
      		 Herbaceous - guide for size not form Hand Trowel
        indefinite. Invasive.
      		  
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