Euphorbia x martini 'Walberton's Red Flush'
Spurge, Wolf's milk
Also known as Euphorbia 'Red Flush'
- Height × spread
- 0.5m × 0.5m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- Flowers
- Spring, Summer
Availability
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About this plant
Subtle and sophisticated with its long slender leaves coloured a matt bluish green and whorled around upright stems. The upper leaves take on plum suffusion, the colour most intense at the stem top where, especially in winter and early spring, the leaves are smouldering red. It flowers from March or April for a good season, producing a good-sized inflorescence of yellow flowers. When removing the spent flowers remember that the sap of Euphorbias is a skin and eye irritant. I would be tempted to plant this near red stemmed dogwoods for winter interest, among many other options.
- Flower colour
- Yellow
- Foliage colour
- Blue, Green, Red
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Fan
- Height
- 0.5m
- Spread
- 0.5m
- Flowers in
- Spring, Summer
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Small scale garden, Gravel garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil, Dry soil
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- 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 in dry periods
Established plants in the ground can cope with 7-10 days of dryness, and shrubs often manage 2 to 3 weeks. Water one section of the garden thoroughly each day rather than a little everywhere. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather.
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