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    EUPHORBIA characias

    Commonly known as Spurge, Wolf's milk

    Flowers green with chocolate centres
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    1.5 to 2 Litre   - Click to view photo
    Delivery Information
    Available again from summer 2025
    individually £12.50 each , 3+ £10.00 each 
    Available again from summer 2025 - Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
     
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    • 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.
    • Evergreen
      Linear to oval, grey-green leaves to 13cm (5in) long.
    • Brown or black
      Brown centres
    • Green
    • Fully hardy
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    • Entire
    • Linear
    • Height
      1.2m (4ft)
    • Spread
      1.2m (4ft)
    • 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.
    • Pruning group 4
      Suitable for: Deciduous trees and shrubs that flower on current year's growth or are grown for winter stem effect.
      Pruning: Hard prune to a low permanent framework.
      When: Annually in early Spring.

    • 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)
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    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Winter 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
      1.2m (4ft)
      Medium Shrub - guide for size not form Watering Can
        1.2m (4ft)
       
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    Varieties

    EUPHORBIA characias 'Black Pearl'
    Flowers are greenish-yellow with a distinctive black eye
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £13.50
    Available again from summer 2025
    Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    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
    £13.50
    Available again from summer 2025
    Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    EUPHORBIA characias wulfeni
    Extra large flowers, lime-green
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £13.50

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