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EUPHORBIA characias
Commonly known as Spurge, Wolf's milk
Flowers green with chocolate centres
Further Reading....
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Evergreen - linear to oval, grey-green to 13cm (5in) long.
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Brown or black - brown centres
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Green
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Height - 1.2m (4ft) -
Spread - 1.2m (4ft)
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Medium shrub - Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height - upright shrub with biennial shoots and clumps of erect, densely-woolly, purple-tinged stems. Flowers in spherical, terminal cymes 10-30cm (4-12in) long.
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Hardy - average winter - Hardy through most of the UK apart from inland valleys, at altitude and central/northerly locations. May suffer foliage damage and stem dieback in harsh winters in cold gardens. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -10°C (14°F) -
Full sun -
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 - Good to know - cut out flowered shoots if seed is not required. Wildlife plant - insects -
Pests & Diseases - aphids, grey mould. -
Place of origin - Portugal, western Mediterranean. -
Hardiness - Frost hardy (down to -5) -
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Soil Conditions - Medium to light, fertile, well drained soil
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Wildlife - Bee friendly -
Rabbit Resistant
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Cold weather damage to evergreen plants
Euphorbia - Care Guide
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1.2m (4ft)
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Buy Varieties of EUPHORBIA characias
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 leafed form of E.characias 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
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