Euphorbia - Advice On Growing This Please?

Hi Everyone,

I don't usually make threads like these as I usually just stick a plant in the ground according to the books and suck it and see.

My Nan died in the early hours of Tuesday morning and I won't be able to attend the funeral as it's so far away. However I want to do my own thing at home and one of them is to buy a euphorbia, which was one of her favourite plants and plant it while the funeral takes place.

I've had euphorbias in the past but they all mysteriously died a year or two ago but I don't know why. I have a particlar place in mind to plant it by our new pergola we are building and it shall be in full sun for most of the day, but I seem to remember reading that they like shade. The soil here is quite dry too. Is this a bad place to plant it? Where does everyone else grow theres?

Thank you

 

I adore euphorbias, and grew a lot from seed at one time. I bought a variegated one with white flowers (bracts) from homebase this spring. At our last house one seeded itself in the bottom of the hedge, which couldn't have been drier. I think really wet conditions would be a downer for them. Some, like Mellifera are tender. If you go with one of the native ones, it should be ok. You can always collect the seed to make sure you have plants.