Euphorbia portlandica
Portland spurge
- Height × spread
- 0.3m × 0.3m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- Flowers
- Spring
Availability
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About this plant
This is a British native spurge that makes a quiet contribution, best grown in a natural setting that suits its quiet ways. It makes a low growing branching plant. The stems are clad in short light bluish green leaves that can take on attractive pinkish purple tints though this is unlikely in cultivation. The flower heads are yellowish and are small, but profusely borne. The leaves within the head have a curious rhomboid shape, but you have to look to notice! In Britain it is a rare native with a wide range, from Galloway to Hampshire, found in coastal areas. This stands around 30cm (12in) in height with an equivalent spread.
- Flower colour
- Yellow
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Stem colour
- Grey
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Cube
- Height
- 0.3m
- Spread
- 0.3m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Winter
- Flowers in
- Spring
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Winter garden, Seaside garden, Rock garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun, tolerates part shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Gravelly soil, Loam (normal), Poor soil, Sandy soil
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- Borders & containers
- Borders and containers
- 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.
Spring - early-mid · Planting
Divide when too large
The plant can be divided if it becomes too large or another plant is required. This may involve physically dividing the clump in two, removing offsets or small bulbs or dividing rhizomes. The new plants can be grown in pots or planted in the ground.
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