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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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YellowYellow green
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Height20 - 40cm (8-16in)
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SpreadIndefinite. Invasive.
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HerbaceousEarly 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.
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Very hardyHardy in the severest continental climates including exposed upland locations in the UK. Plant can withstand temperatures < -20 (-4°F)
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Full sun
EUPHORBIA cyparissias 'Fens Ruby'
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Additional FeaturesGood to knowHas naturalized in southern UK. Wildlife plant - insectsPests & DiseasesAphids, grey mould.Place of originWestern, central and southern Europe
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HardinessFully hardy
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Seasonal InterestSpringSummer
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Soil ConditionsMedium to light, fertile, well drained soil
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Toxic - Category B - CAUTIONSkin & eye irritantHarmful if eaten (People & Pets)
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WildlifeBee friendlyRabbit Resistant
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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
- Overpotting Problems - Video Tip ondemand_video
20 - 40cm (8-16in)
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Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
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Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
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