Euphorbia characias - 'Lambrook Gold' (Spurge)

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Type	Herbaceous flower, Deciduous, Flowering
Form	Ground-Hugging Rounded Clump, Architectural Form
Size	Medium Border Plant (50-180cm height)
Colours	Green Flowers (Summer early), Medium green Foliage
Care	Some Maintenance Required - Tough Plant
Hardiness	Very hardy, Seaside Friendly
Growth	Fast Growing Plant
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Euphorbia characias - Cultivation Notes

Tolerating full sun or partial shade, this Euphorbia will flourish in dry thin soils such as chalk, as well as humus rich moist soils. Cut back dead flowers after flowering - but beware of toxic sap.

Strengths, Weaknesses & Design Usage

Strengths of Euphorbia characias:

All round tough plant suitable for problem areas
Architectural plant – ideal as a ‘stand out’ plant
Suitable for exposed coastal planting
Tolerates full sun and sandy, drought-prone soils
Tolerates cold exposed locations

Weaknesses of Euphorbia characias

Poisonous if eaten/irritating sap
Invasive/spreading root growth

Design & Plant Use for Euphorbia characias:

Summer flowering herbaceous plant suitable for border planting

If you like this plant you may also be interested in these:
architectural plants
coastal plants
flowering border plants

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Common Missspellings: Uphorbia, Uforbia, Euphorbea, Euforbia, Uphorbea