Euphorbia

These are shrubs, succulents and perennials some of which are semi-evergreen or evergreen, and annuals. The flower heads will consist of cup-shaped bracts, in various colours, they will usually each containing several flowers lacking typical sepals and petals. They are fully hardy to frost tender, min 5-15C, and will grow well in sun or partial shade with moist but well drained soil. You can propagate by basal cuttings in the spring or summer, by division in spring or early autumn or by seeds in the autumn. The milky sap may irritate the skin.

march0247.JPG: 2002-03-23 milkweed, spurge

Caper Spurge or E. lathyris is an upright annual/biennial, reaching 1.2m in height, with narrow, lance-shaped dark-green leaves, up to 15cm long, held in regimented horizontal pairs on unbranched stems. Small yellow-green flowers, up to 4mm in diameter, are borne from late spring into summer and are followed by green seeds held in clusters of three, ripening to brown

DSC00490.JPG: 2001-05-22 Cape Spurge

20220602_164048.png: 2022-12-27 Second year growth of Euforbia

DSC00489.JPG: 2001-05-18

DSC01575.JPG: 2001-07-23

Classification

• Common Names: milkweed, spurge

• Family: sequieriana

• Variety: longifolia amjilassa , Fens Ruby ,lathyris

Propagation Notes

• Plant Type: Perennial

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DSC01574.JPG: 2001-07-23 Euphorbia

march0248.JPG: 2002-03-23 milkweed, spurge

Deep shade, bought seed in 2003 but could not get it growing