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Euphorbia palustris - BOG SPURGE (SWAMP SPURGE)
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The famous British botanist and knowledgeable horticulturalist Graham Stuart Thomas called this spurge "one of the most spectacular spring-flowering plants." This non-native European species is a remarkable perennial and is becoming more and more popular in Europe. What makes this garden plant unique is it’s hardiness, high adaptability to most of the soil types and moisture, and early-mid spring flowering effect.
It's originally found in moist boggy areas, so it grows without any issues in the heaviest clay, but is also very drought tolerant! This perennial forms nice bushy plants with light green leaves and lime green-yellow flowers. It perfectly fills a certain flowering gap in our gardens – when most of the spring flowers are gone and early summer plant are just setting up flower buds.
This plant can re-seed in your garden, but isn't invasive. We verified it’s ability to self-seed in North American climates with several horticulturalists (who physically grow it here) and they confirmed some self-seeding in their gardens, but not invasiveness. It's best to cut it back when the spring color is fading, which will encourage new growth. An easy to grow, awesome architectural perennial that's suitable for garden use and public spaces. It does well in conventional flower borders, naturalistic plantings, rain gardens or cottage gardens.
Has won the award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.
Blooming Time: May/June
Size: close to 3’ high x 2-3’ wide
USDA Zones: performs best in the cooler climates of zones 5 to 7; can grow up to zone 10 but requires a cool or shaded area
Culture: sun, half-sun, half-shade, originally a bog plant but is very adaptable to any soils and moisture – from heavy clay to rocky soil
Moisture Needs: medium-dry, medium, medium-moist, moist
Origin: western Europe to Caucasus
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes/yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: some butterflies, occasionally honey bees
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Pot Size: 3.5" x 4" perennial pot (1.22 pt/580 ml)
Plant Combinations: awesome in combination with blue flowers of perennials like Aquilegia vulgaris, Iris sibirica, Mertensia virginica, Lupinus sp., or dark purple flowers of Dicentra formosa, Bistorta major, orange-red Euphorbia griffithi ‘Fireglow‘ or purple Rhododendrons in the background. Looks very good with late bulbs like Allium ‘Purple Sensation‘, Camassia leichtlinii, Narcissus poeticus or late flowering tulips. Another good combo is with an early flowering daylily like Hemerocallis citrina.
Picture Copyright: Stefan.lefnaer, Wikipedia Commons
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Euphorbia palustris - BOG SPURGE (SWAMP SPURGE)
$13.99
The famous British botanist and knowledgeable horticulturalist Graham Stuart Thomas called this spurge "one of the most spectacular spring-flowering plants." This non-native European species is a remarkable perennial and is becoming more and more popular in Europe. What makes this garden plant unique is it’s hardiness, high adaptability to most of the soil types and moisture, and early-mid spring flowering effect.
It's originally found in moist boggy areas, so it grows without any issues in the heaviest clay, but is also very drought tolerant! This perennial forms nice bushy plants with light green leaves and lime green-yellow flowers. It perfectly fills a certain flowering gap in our gardens – when most of the spring flowers are gone and early summer plant are just setting up flower buds.
This plant can re-seed in your garden, but isn't invasive. We verified it’s ability to self-seed in North American climates with several horticulturalists (who physically grow it here) and they confirmed some self-seeding in their gardens, but not invasiveness. It's best to cut it back when the spring color is fading, which will encourage new growth. An easy to grow, awesome architectural perennial that's suitable for garden use and public spaces. It does well in conventional flower borders, naturalistic plantings, rain gardens or cottage gardens.
Has won the award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.
Blooming Time: May/June
Size: close to 3’ high x 2-3’ wide
USDA Zones: performs best in the cooler climates of zones 5 to 7; can grow up to zone 10 but requires a cool or shaded area
Culture: sun, half-sun, half-shade, originally a bog plant but is very adaptable to any soils and moisture – from heavy clay to rocky soil
Moisture Needs: medium-dry, medium, medium-moist, moist
Origin: western Europe to Caucasus
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes/yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: some butterflies, occasionally honey bees
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Pot Size: 3.5" x 4" perennial pot (1.22 pt/580 ml)
Plant Combinations: awesome in combination with blue flowers of perennials like Aquilegia vulgaris, Iris sibirica, Mertensia virginica, Lupinus sp., or dark purple flowers of Dicentra formosa, Bistorta major, orange-red Euphorbia griffithi ‘Fireglow‘ or purple Rhododendrons in the background. Looks very good with late bulbs like Allium ‘Purple Sensation‘, Camassia leichtlinii, Narcissus poeticus or late flowering tulips. Another good combo is with an early flowering daylily like Hemerocallis citrina.
Picture Copyright: Stefan.lefnaer, Wikipedia Commons
