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.

Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes

Good to know
Much reduced floral parts (cyathia) are usually cupped by involucres of long-lasting fused bracts
Place of origin
Widely distributed in temperate sub tropical and tropical regions.
Deciduous
Evergreen
Ground cover
These plants are typically low growing and spread quickly to inhibit weed growth on areas of bare soil
Herbaceous
Medium shrub
Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
Tall Shrub
skin & eye irritant
People and pets, i.e. cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents
toxic if eaten
People and pets, i.e. cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents
Rabbit Resistant

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cerise pink everlasting flowers

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ANEMONE x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert'

Japanese anemone, Japanese windflower

large pure white flowers with rich golden centres in autumn

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CAMPANULA lactiflora 'Loddon Anna

Milky bellflower

lilac-rose flowers growing up to 4 feet

Available from £14.00

EUPHORBIA amygdaloides purpurea

Wood spurge

(rubra) - reddish bronze foliage, upright growing

1.5 to 2 Litre

~~£12.50~~ £9.38

Available again from summer 2026
Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.

EUPHORBIA amygdaloides var robbiae

Wood spurge

Lime-green-yellow flowers

1.5 to 2 Litre

£12.50

EUPHORBIA amygdaloides 'Ruby Glow'

New leaves bright red, darkening with age to purple-black, on maroon stems

1.5 to 2 Litre

£12.50

EUPHORBIA 'Blackbird'

Deep red stems, blue-green leaves and dome-shaped yellow flowers

1.5 to 2 Litre

~~£14.00~~ £10.50

EUPHORBIA characias

Flowers green with chocolate centres

1.5 to 2 Litre

£12.50

Available again from summer 2026
Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.

EUPHORBIA characias 'Black Pearl'

Flowers are greenish-yellow with a distinctive black eye

1.5 to 2 Litre

£14.00

Available again from summer 2026
Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.

EUPHORBIA characias 'Silver Swan'

Dazzling silver variegated foliage and silver variegated flower heads

1.5 to 2 Litre

£14.00

EUPHORBIA characias 'Tasmanian Tiger'

A variegated form with a neat shape and one of the most attractive leaf-flower combinations

1.5 to 2 Litre

£14.00

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EUPHORBIA characias wulfeni

Extra large flowers, lime-green

1.5 to 2 Litre

£14.00

EUPHORBIA cyparissias 'Fens Ruby'

Cypress spurge

spreading form with feathery bluish leaves and yellow-green flowers

1.5 to 2 Litre

£12.50

EUPHORBIA cyparissias 'Orange Man'

Feathery blue-green foliage, tinted orange in autumn. Yellow flowers in spring, ageing to orange/red

1.5 to 2 Litre

£13.00

Available again from summer 2026
Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.

EUPHORBIA 'Diamond Frost'

Clouds of airy white flowers throughout spring and summer but not hardy

1 to 1.5 Litre

£12.00

EUPHORBIA epithymoides 'Bonfire'

Blue-green leaves flushed with flame-like red-purple shades, becoming dark red in autumn. Yellow flowers

1 to 1.5 Litre

£14.00

Available again from summer 2026
Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.

EUPHORBIA griffithii 'Beauty Orange'

Orange.

1.5 to 2 Litre

£15.00

EUPHORBIA griffithii 'Fireglow'

Orange-red

1 to 1.5 Litre

£14.00

Available again from summer 2026
Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.

EUPHORBIA x martinii

Shrubby spurge with acid yellow flowers and good autumn colour

1.5 to 2 Litre

£14.00

EUPHORBIA x martinii 'Ascot Rainbow'

Hardy all year round foliage colour. Blue-green leaves edged yellow and tipped with pink in winter

1.5 to 2 Litre

£14.00

EUPHORBIA mellifera

Honey spurge

Tall shrubby spurge with acid yellow flowers

1.5 to 2 Litre

£14.00

Available again from summer 2026
Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.

EUPHORBIA 'Miner's Merlot'

Spurge

Intense red leaves early in the year, becoming greener in warmer weather. Long flowering period.

1.5 to 2 Litre

£14.00

EUPHORBIA myrsinites

Blue spurge, Creeping spurge

Fleshy procumbent stems and leaves with terminal clusters of yellow flowers

1.5 to 2 Litre

£12.50

Available again from SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2026
Despatch will take place anytime between early September through to late October as stock becomes available.

EUPHORBIA palustris

Milkweed, Spurge

Clump forming species with green leaves turning yellow in autumn and long lasting deep yellow flowers

1.5 to 2 Litre

£12.50

Available again from summer 2026
Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.

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

1.5 to 2 Litre

£17.50

Available again from summer 2026
Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.

EUPHORBIA polychroma

Cushion spurge

Acid yellow flowers

1.5 to 2 Litre

£13.00

Available again from summer 2026
Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.