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EUPHORBIA epithymoides
Plant Description
| Article Type: | (GOLD NUGGET SEED ®) |
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Origin: | South Germany and Southeastern Europe: dry woodland edges and slopes. |
| Distinction: | Award of Garden Merit (A.G.M.) from the Royal Horticultural Society. |
| Special Features: | Low maintenance perennial coming into Spring flower following daffodils. Chartreuse-colored flowering bracts. Avoid contact with the milky sap of the leaves that can cause dermatitis. |
| Historical: | Genus allegedly named for Euphorbus, 1st century doctor of King Juba II of Mauritania. |
| Basic Colour: | (yellow / gold) |
| Flower Colour: | light yellow |
| Natural Flowering Period: | May - June |
| Flower: | inconspicuous |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z4 - Z8
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| Foliage: | glaucous green colored leaves with warm autumn colors of yellows to bronze |
| Growth Habit: | round / clumping / low-growing / bushy |
| Height with Flowers: | 40 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 45 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | dry / well-drained / undemanding |
| Location: | |
| Characteristics: | toxic plant / groundcover |
| Portion weight: | 0.4348 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 4.42478 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
226 |
| Sowing Rates/Trays: | 2 per cell |
| Plug tray recommended size(s): | open flats / 72 |
| Sowing Direction: |
(15) Rapidly germinating, keep seed in constant moisture (not wet) with temperatures of about +20°C [68°F]. Seeds must be covered thinly. Do not cover very small seeds, but tightly press into the earth. Keep in cooler conditions after germination occurs.
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| Best Sowing Date (northern Hemisphere, Field condition): |
Anytime |
| Sowing Time Hint: | Varying temperatures beneficial, day 24°C, night 15°C. |
| Sowing to Germination: | 3 - 4 weeks |
| Germination to Transplant: | 4 - 8 weeks |
| Transplanting to Potting: | 6 - 10 weeks |
| Container Size(s): | 1-2 plugs per 11/12 cm (4 1/2") |
| Fertilizer: | Medium (150-200 ppm) |
