species
Euphorbia dulcis
Sweet spurge
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Euphorbia dulcis is a perennial in the family Euphorbiaceae, also known as Sweet spurge, introduced to the UK. It reaches 40 cm tall and 40 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in part shade or shade, on loam or clay soil, where the ground is neutral and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers from May to June. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 40 cm tall × 40 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Aspect
- Part shade, Shade
- Soil
- Loam, Clay
- Acidity
- Neutral
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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