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Euphorbia amygdaloides (Wood Spurge)
Wood spurge (euphorbia amygdaloides) is a first rate British native plant. The lime green flowers emerge in early spring, and are very similar to those of the closely related euphorbia robbiae. Over the years a single plant will form a clump of many flowering shoots from one tuberous root. The flower stems are biennial, so there is generally one set of smaller shoots growing up to flower next year, while this year's larger shoots are in flower. |
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Euphorbia characias subsp. characias (Spurge)
Euphorbia characias sub-species characias is a very close relative of the more commonly available euphorbia characias wulfenii, and is a parent of euphorbia martinii and some of the euphorbia wulfenii cultivars. It produces stately evergreen towers of grey/green foliage approximately 0.8 metres high, and huge barrel shaped heads of lime-green 'flowers' with the characteristic dark chocolate eye in spring and early summer. |
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Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii (Spurge)
Euphorbia wulfenii produces stately evergreen towers of grey/green foliage up to 0.9 to 1.8 metres high, and huge barrel shaped heads of lime-green 'flowers' in spring and early summer. |
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Euphorbia cyparissias `Fens Ruby` (Spurge)
Euphorbia cyparissias 'Fens Ruby' has soft fine blue-grey-green foliage with red tips to the leaves. The honey-scented lime green flower bracts are out from April to June. |
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Euphorbia myrsinites (Spurge)
Euphorbia myrsinites has attractive glaucous bluish coloured diamond shaped leaves geometrically arranged around the semi-prostrate stems. The yellowish green flower heads are out between May and August. The height is 6 to 12 inches. |
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Euphorbia polychroma (Spurge)
Euphorbia polychroma (also known as euphorbia epithymoides) is renowned for the intense chrome yellow of its flower bracts in early summer. It seems that no other plant can produce such an intense colour. The compact dome of foliage 30 cm high and 60 cm across is an attractive feature near the front of the border. With time the clump extends a little, as the fleshy roots spread underground. |
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Euphorbia robbiae (Spurge)
Euphorbia robbiae is a first class plant for dry shade under trees. In early spring the attractive lime green flower heads make a fine show when little else is flowering. They contract especially well with blue bells, forget-me-nots and brunneras at this time. The dark green leaves provide a tough evergreen groundcover throughout the year. |
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Euphorbia x martinii (Spurge)
Euphorbia martinii is a superb evergreen plant. the beautiful lime green 'flowers' with foxy red/brown eyes are stunning in spring. The stems are red to green and the young foliage often has a reddish tinge. The height is approximately 70 cm. It is happy in any well drained soil in full sun or part shade, probably thriving most in full sun. Once established, it can withstand periods of drought. |
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