Euphorbia

Spurges are suitable for growing in sunny gravel beds. They form shrubby hemispherical clumps with fine, narrow grey-green leaves on slender stems. They bloom later than other spurges and then flower for a very long time, remaining fresh green until autumn.

This spurge is also known by the name Euphorbia polychroma. It naturally grows in Central and Southern Europe on sunny slopes and in bright forest edges. For the spring garden, it is an indispensable perennial in combination with, for example, bleeding hearts, tulips, and daffodils.

A native species of moisture-loving spurge. It grows wild primarily in the Elbe region and southern Moravia. Its natural habitats are wet and flooded meadows, river floodplains, and floodplain forests. In the garden, it tolerates full sun and partial shade, always depending on moisture conditions. It can also grow in a regular bed and finds use on the banks of garden ponds or in waterlogged places. Besides its blooming time, it is also interesting in autumn when its leaves color into red shades.