Latin name: Euphorbia mellifera
Description: A very handsome and imposing rounded evergreen shrub with stout shoots, clothed in narrowly lance-shaped mid-green leaves with a predominant cream midrib, to 20cm long. From late spring to early summer, deliciously honey scented heads of golden yellow-terracotta flowers with small bronze-green floral bracts are produced in terminal clusters up to 10cm across. The name mellifera is derived from the Latin name for honey bee, Apis mellifera.
Hardiness: to -5C and lower for short periods
Height: 2m
Position: Full sun
Soil: light, free draining soil
Water: Drought tolerant once established
Usage: Makes a good foil for the more colourful exotic. Place close to the house so you can enjoy its rich honey scent
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Debbie - who has written 872 posts on My Climate Change Garden.
I am not an experienced gardener - more of an enthusiastic amateur who learns by trial and error and who is keen to "manage" the effects of shifting weather patterns on my garden.
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Thu, Apr 10, 2008
Exotic