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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.
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DeciduousOr evergreen sub shrubs, shrubs and trees.
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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.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 irritantThese plants are toxic if eaten and may also cause a skin allergy, rash, irritation to eyes and skin.
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Additional Features
Good to knowMuch reduced floral parts (cyathia) are usually cupped by involucres of long-lasting fused bracts
Pests & DiseasesAphids on herbaceous euphorbias, mealy bug on succulent ones. Grey mould.
Place of originWidely distributed in temperate sub tropical and tropical regions. -
WildlifeRabbit Resistant
- Growing & Caring for Euphorbia
- Evergreen pruning - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dead heading in June - Video Tip ondemand_video
- 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
(rubra) - reddish bronze foliage, upright growing
Gift-wrapping available
EUPHORBIA amygdaloides var robbiae
lime-green-yellow flowers
Gift-wrapping available
EUPHORBIA amygdaloides 'Ruby Glow'
new leaves bright red, darkening with age to purple-black, on maroon stems
EUPHORBIA 'Blackbird'
deep red stems, blue-green leaves and dome-shaped yellow flowers
EUPHORBIA characias
flowers green with chocolate centres
EUPHORBIA characias 'Black Pearl'
flowers are greenish-yellow with a distinctive black eye
EUPHORBIA characias 'Silver Swan'
dazzling silver variegated foliage and silver variegated flower heads
Gift-wrapping available
EUPHORBIA characias 'Tasmanian Tiger'
a variegated form with a neat shape and one of the most attractive leaf-flower combinations
Gift-wrapping available
EUPHORBIA characias wulfeni
extra large flowers, lime-green
Gift-wrapping available
EUPHORBIA 'Copton Ash'
narrow grey-blue foliage and green-yellow flowers. Long flowering period
EUPHORBIA cyparissias 'Fens Ruby'
spreading form with feathery bluish leaves and yellow-green flowers
Gift-wrapping available
EUPHORBIA cyparissias 'Orange Man'
feathery blue-green foliage, tinted orange in autumn. Yellow flowers in spring, ageing to orange/red
EUPHORBIA 'Diamond Frost'
clouds of airy white flowers throughout spring and summer but not hardy
Gift-wrapping available
EUPHORBIA epithymoides 'Bonfire'
green leaves flushed red/purple, becoming dark red in autumn. Yellow flowers
EUPHORBIA griffithii 'Fireglow'
orange-red
Gift-wrapping available
EUPHORBIA x martinii
shrubby spurge with acid yellow flowers and good autumn colour
Gift-wrapping available
EUPHORBIA x martinii 'Ascot Rainbow'
hardy all year round foliage colour. Blue-green leaves edged yellow and tipped with pink in winter
Gift-wrapping available
EUPHORBIA mellifera
tall shrubby spurge with acid yellow flowers
EUPHORBIA myrsinites
fleshy procumbent stems and leaves with terminal clusters of yellow flowers
Gift-wrapping available
EUPHORBIA palustris
clump forming species with green leaves turning yellow in autumn and long lasting deep yellow flowers
EUPHORBIA x pasteurii
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 polychroma
acid yellow flowers
Gift-wrapping available
EUPHORBIA 'Redwing'
striking yellow-green flower heads in spring
Gift-wrapping available
EUPHORBIA stygiana
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
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