The Plants
Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii
spurge
£7.99
This handsome euphorbia has upright stems clothed with whorls of fleshy, glaucous leaves and topped with huge heads of chartreuse-green flowers with bronze 'eyes' from March to May. The Edwardian garden designer Gertrude Jekyll described this sun-loving, evergreen shrub as 'one of the grandest of plants'. Caution: Harmful if eaten/skin and eye irritant
Type
- Perennials
Award of Garden Merit
Foliage: Deciduous
Hardiness: Hardy
Vigour: Fast growing
Uses
- Beds and borders
- Contemporary style garden
- Gravel garden
- Mediterranean style garden
Special features
- Low maintenance
- Drought tolerant
- Ground cover
- Architectural
Care instructions
Each stem is biennial, so will produce leaves in its first year and flower in its second. Once the stem has produced a flower it should be cut right back to its base, or to a point where there is new growth emerging, in midsummer. This will make way for lots of new, fresh shoots. When working with spurges always wear gloves since the milky sap is poisonous and a potential skin irritant. Remove seedlings as they appear.
Dimensions
Size: Large
Pot size: 2 litre
Eventual height: 150cm
Eventual spread: 120cm
Positions
- Sun
Aspects
- South
- East
- West
Soil types
- Sandy
- Normal
Soil pH ranges
- Acid
- Neutral
- Alkaline
Special conditions
- Coastal