Euphorbia characias

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Euphorbia characias

Plant (HPS Number P03666)

Notes: Photographed in Sicily
Date donated: 22nd Nov 2012
Donor: Ruth Baumberg

RHS Number and Name Designation (if any): 32728 - accepted name
  • Date added to the website: 23rd Mar 2023
  • Date updated on the website: 19th Dec 2024
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Articles and Publications linked to this species

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Euphorbia characias has 2 linked publications

Ground Cover and Related Matters by Gordon James
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 45 No 2 Autumn 2024

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Le Jardin de la Mothe – a remarkable garden by Liz Wells
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 45 No 2 Autumn 2024

Potted bulbs add colour beneath the ligustrum halo © John Seiffer
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Euphorbia characias linked to 12 articles
Geranium 'Rozanne'
Hardy Plant Society, Garden Survey for 2024, Results
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On a Chalk Hillside – May 2023, Catching up with Seasonal gardening jobs
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On a Chalk Hillside November 2022
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Sylvia Clare’s Column – Light & shadows
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Hurrah for Hellebores – Using Hellebores in a Variety of Garden Styles
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My Wildlife Allotment February 2022
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My Wildlife Allotment December 2021
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On a Chalk Hillside June 2021
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On a Chalk Hillside April 2020
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On a Chalk Hillside April 2018
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On a Chalk Hillside January 2018
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On a Chalk Hillside December 2017

Articles and Publications linked to this genus

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7 linked publications

A garden in the Lincolnshire Wolds by Richard Chuck
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 47 No 1 Spring 2026

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Extreme botanising in Bhutan by Zoe Roberts and Selina Tan
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 45 No 2 Autumn 2024

Corydalis cashmeriana © Selina Tan

Ground Cover and Related Matters by Gordon James
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 45 No 2 Autumn 2024

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Home and Dry by Gordon James
Publication: Cornucopia
Edition: 55: Spring 2025

Adjoining his well-known nursery, Olivier Filippi’s garden is two hectares of drought- resistant planting.

Root Causes by Noel Kingsbury
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 45 No 2 Autumn 2024

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Shade Monthly February 2016 by Joe Sime
Publication: Shade Monthly
Edition: Shade Monthly February 2016

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Shade Monthly January 2016 by Joe Sime
Publication: Shade Monthly
Edition: Shade Monthly January 2016

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Spring at the Lakeside Garden
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Geranium 'Rozanne'
Hardy Plant Society, Garden Survey for 2024, Results
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HPS Member Ann-Marie Powell wins an RHS Award for designing the Octavia Hill Garden
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On a Chalk Hillside – May 2023, Catching up with Seasonal gardening jobs
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On a Chalk Hillside December 2022

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