Many of my friends emailed me trying to identify this very dramatic plant, but Jenn was most persistent! She posted it on a garden forum & it was correctly labeled & I found the most info through this forum on a UK site. Here's a picture of it-Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii again with some great information below. Thanks Jenn!
Upright stems clothed with fleshy grey-green leaves and topped with huge heads of chartreuse-green flowers from March to May. Edwardian garden designer Gertrude Jekyll described this sun-loving evergreen shrub as 'one of the grandest of plants'. A tall mainstay of the traditional herbaceous border, it's equally at home in a contemporary minimalist or gravel garden. Position: South , West Soil Type: Light Sandy (dries out quickly) , Acid , Normal , Light Sandy (dries out quickly) , Alkaline (Chalky) Soil PH: Acid, Neutral, Alkaline Flowering Period: Summer, Spring Ease of maintenance: Easy Fragrant: No Spring Colour: light green Summer Colour: light green Autumn Colour: light green Winter Colour: light green Leaf Colour: Blue Poisonous: toxic if eaten skin eye irritant Evergreen: Yes Season of interest: All Year Round, Summer, Winter, Autumn, Spring Garden care To promote new shoots remove flower heads in spring after they have flowered. When working with spurges always wear gloves since the milky sap is poisonous and a potential skin irritant.
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So glad it's been identified. And now I know not to go touching the plant that I park next to every day unless I've got gloves on!
I love your little bits on the history of Portland, too. What an informational blog you're keeping!
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