Euphorbia 'Efanthia'
Spurge, Wolf's milk
Also known as Euphorbia amygdaloides 'Efanthia'
- Height × spread
- 0.3m × 1m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Very cold to -20C (RHS H6)
- Flowers
- Spring
Availability
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About this plant
Showy shade tolerant groundcover! This is related to the wood spurge but is far more appealing. It has upright stems, that are coloured bright red during spring. The long leaves are coloured a quiet bluish green. It flowers in spring when it produces a showy head of rose-plum leaves intermixed with small acid green flowers. As is the way with euphorbias it hangs its head at first, gradually lifting it as the flowers emerge. This will happily colonize and provides pleasing texture as well as colour.
- Flower colour
- Yellow
- Foliage colour
- Blue, Green, Red, Rose
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Fan
- Height
- 0.3m
- Spread
- 1m
- Spread in 10 years
- 0.6m
- Flowers in
- Spring
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Gravel garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil
- Hardiness
- Very cold to -20C (RHS H6)
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Bee attraction
- Maintenance
- Easycare – low/no maintenance
- Hazards
- Yes, potentially harmful; Humans: Harmful if eaten; skin & eye irritant
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertiliser, spreading it around the root area of the plant as it is coming into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water during dry periods
For plants in the ground, when there has been little or no rain for a period of 7-10 days and the soil is dry, give it a deep watering and repeat weekly until there is a downpour of rain. Check plants in pots more frequently, especially in hot weather.
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