Euphorbia amygdaloides purpurea

lovely foilage janey, like it :o)

I like it to , I think I have one , I will have to check my list .. :-)

That is such an interesting plant...how big does it grow? I have to be mindful of available space.

Thanks girls, the label says 28ins high Jacquie, a lot taller than the couple I already have, not sure about the spread though I would think a large clump over a few years....is yours Amy?
I really like them for early spring, just when things start to awaken, and these begin to unfurl their new growth...:o))

Mine was new last year Janey , the label only tells me it will grow to 1- 2ft high ,nothing about it's width , typical evergreen , flowering period April / May , we will be able to compare notes next spring .. :o))

Love the colour comination Wine and Lime, [it sounds like a Cocktail Cheers]

Euphorbias are great aren't they. I never know what to do with them when they get straggly though. Can you cut them back?

We grow this one Karen but I do not cut it back like I do the larger varieties, it usually dies down in the winter.

When you cut back the big ones, do you cut the stems right down to the ground Daisy?

Oh nice....

I don't bother to cut them down Karen , as Dd says they die down of their own accord ..

A word of warning i've been checking them out in my book and it says ... ' All parts are poisonous . In addition the milky sap can cause severe skin irratation ' .. so be careful !

Will do Amy....Mum used to have a weeny Euphorbia on her rockery when I was a child, I loved picking the lime-green stems, and watching the milk ooze out....never tasted it though as it smelt bitter like dandelion sap.

Lovely think i would have got it aswell if i'd seen it.

were gloves they are a skin iritant. the sap .... i cut down the oldgowth on my big ones and let the new come up . you get a nice busy plant then. i have a lovely one at the front . must take a pic .but i like the colour of yours ermmm does look tasty lol

Not to the ground Karen, as I say I am talking about my giant ones (6ft tall)........

lol me too ;0)))

Morning Cristina! I checked my garden and I have 3 more...:o)) Not this type though, bright emerald green leaves and limey bracts in Spring......wonder which they are?

Lovely, I have put it in my favs as a reminder for next year.