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Euphorbia Characias Subsp. Wulfenii | Spurge
Euphorbia Characias Subsp. Wulfenii | Spurge

Euphorbia Characias Subsp. Wulfenii | Spurge

SKU: RH30003344
9cm pot
£9.99
Available to order from spring
3 × 9cm pots
£22.99 £7.66 each
Available to order from spring
6 × 9cm pots
£39.99 £6.67 each
Available to order from spring
2 litre pot
£19.99
Available to order from spring
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Overview

Handsome tall evergreen with chartreuse flowers in spring. 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'. Euphorbia characias originates from the Mediterranean, where it is found on dry rocky slopes and scrubland, so it is very tolerant of drought once it becomes established. It forms a natural rounded shape, and brings structure and an architectural quality to the garden. A tall mainstay of the traditional herbaceous border, it's equally at home in a contemporary minimalist or gravel garden. It may self-seed, but plants rarely come true from seed.

Specifications

  • Position: full sun
  • Soil: well-drained soil
  • Rate of growth: fast
  • Flowering period: March to May
  • Hardiness: fully hardy
  • Toxicity: Harmful to humans and pets if eaten, skin/eye irritant

Eventual height & spread

Eventual height and spread

Care guide

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.

Warning

Humans/Pets: IRRITANT to skin/eye; harmful if eaten

How your order will arrive

Pots and Packaging
Our 9cm pots are given extra packaging to protect the plant. This extra packaging consists of a recyclable plastic blister pack which is then placed in a cardboard box for delivery.

Preparation
The nursery will ensure the plant is moist while it's waiting to be picked up. Our quality control team waters the plant before packing them where necessary to make sure that the plant is suitably watered for transport. Plants with long delicate stems are secured with canes to prevent damage.

Plant on Arrival
Typically plants are delivered ready to plant and will take some time to settle, grow and look more like the product image above.

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