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EUPHORBIA amygdaloides 'Purpurea'
Plant Description
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Origin: | South-, Central-Europe to Black Sea: deciduous forests. |
| Special Features: | Red stems with purple-red foliage. Attractive ground cover, good drought tolerance if established. Attractive for butterflies and other pollinators. Deer and rabbit resistant. Suitable for natural landscaping. Use for low maintenance plantings. Erosion control. Self-sowing in suitable locations. Remarkable perennial for modern garden design. |
| Basic Colour: | (yellow / gold) |
| Flower Colour: | yellow |
| Natural Flowering Period: | April - June |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z5 - Z8
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| Foliage: | Entire, lanceolate to obo vate, purple-red. |
| Growth Habit: | stoloniferous |
| Height with Flowers: | 40 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 20 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | dry / lime-loving, calcareous / well-drained / average |
| Location: | |
| Characteristics: | ornamental foliage plant / toxic plant |
| Usage: | for the rock garden |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 3.22581 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
310 |
| Gram to get 1000 plants (if sown directly into pots etc. you will need a larger quantity): |
10 Gram |
| Sowing Direction: |
(1) Cold-germinators are still referred to as frost-germinators, although this isn’t quite correct. The sowing must be kept warm (about +18 to +22°C) [about 64 to 72°F] and moist for the first 2–4 weeks. After this period the sowing must be kept at a cold temperature (between –4 and +4°C) [between 25 and 39°F] for another 4–6 weeks. Colder temperatures of –5°C [23°F] are only advantageous for most species of the Ranunculus family. It is not so important if the temperature is higher or lower during the cooling period, but the cooling period has to be prolonged because the synthesis of the germination inducer, hormon-like acid, slows down or comes to a standstill.
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| Sowing Time Hint: | Fall to winter. Keep seed pots at least one cold season. |
| Container Size(s): | 1 plug per 8/9 cm (3 1/2") |
| Fertilizer: | Medium (150-200 ppm) |
