Euphorbia mellifera (Spurge)
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On a warm day or evening in late spring or early summer, bees love to come and take the honey which drips from the terracotta and creamy yellow flowers. Then the strong honey scent of the flowers of the sought after, amazing, evergreen shrubby euphorbia mellifera (hence the Latin name mellifera) fills the garden. The luxuriant evergreen, white veined foliage forms an attractive and exotic feature all the year round. The height is approximately 6 feet and the width 7 feet in our garden in eastern England, but it is a tree several metres high in its native Canary Islands.
The honey spurge will grow in any well drained soil, and a position in full sun or partial shade, preferably with some shelter. It tolerates dry conditions, reflecting its Mediterranean origins. There are generally no pest or disease problems. Self sown seedlings will generally often come up after a year or two.
Detailed growing instructions are supplied with the Euphorbia mellifera (Spurge) plants, and can be viewed here.
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Euphorbia mellifera goes well with:-
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Aconitum 'Ivorine' (Monkshood)
Height: Medium, Width: Medium
Flowering time: Summer
Soil Requirements: Well Drained
Light Requirements: Sun or Shade
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Aster novi-belgii (Michaelmas Daisy)
Height: Tall, Width: Wide
Flowering time: Autumn
Soil Requirements: Well Drained
Light Requirements: Sun or Partial Shade
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Polystichum polyblepharum (Japanese Tassel Fern)
Height: Medium, Width: Medium
Soil Requirements: Moisture Retentive
Light Requirements: Partial Shade
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Woodwardia fimbriata (Giant Chain Fern)
Height: Tall, Width: Wide
Flowering time:
Soil Requirements: Moist and Well Drained
Light Requirements: Partial Shade
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Anemone x hybrida 'September Charm' (Japanese Anemone)
Height: Tall, Width: Medium
Flowering time: Autumn
Soil Requirements: Well Drained
Light Requirements: Sun or Shade
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Aquilegia vulgaris 'William Guiness' (Columbine)
Height: Tall, Width: Medium
Flowering time: Summer
Soil Requirements: Well Drained
Light Requirements: Sun or Shade
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Pulmonaria rubra (Lungwort)
Height: Short, Width: Medium
Flowering time: Spring
Soil Requirements: Moist and Well Drained
Light Requirements: Sun or Shade
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