Euphorbia cyparissias 'Fens Ruby'
cypress spurge
- Position: full sun
- Soil: light, well-drained garden soil
- Rate of growth: vigorous
- Flowering period: May to July
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Upright stems are strung with whorls of purple-flushed, lance-shaped leaves, which produce the best colour in a sunny spot. In early summer, rounded clusters of citrus-yellow flowerheads appear above the foliage. This is a gorgeous, deciduous, spreading perennial that looks great planted towards the front of a sunny border or as part of a Mediterranean scheme. It also makes excellent ground cover. It can run amok if left unattended though so make sure to deadhead before it sets seed and that unwanted seedlings are removed promptly. - Garden care: When working with spurges always wear gloves since the milky sap is poisonous and a potential skin irritant.
- CAUTION toxic if eaten/skin & eye irritant
Phormium 'Sundowner'
New Zealand flax
Strappy leaves with all the colours of the sunset
Knautia macedonica
knautia
Crimson, pincushion-like flowers
Stipa tenuissima
stipa ( syn. Stipa tenuifolia )
Lovely architectural Grass
Astilbe 'Fanal' (× arendsii)
false goatsbeard
Fluffy, wine-red flower spires
Paeonia Deep Purple
tree peony / tree paeony
Tree peony with huge, purple flowers
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