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Mrs Robb's Bonnet
£15.00
2 Litre pot
Key information
Mrs Robb's Bonnet (Euphorbia robbiae) is a compact, tough, shade-tolerant perennial with glossy evergreen foliage and vibrant lime-green flowers, making it ideal for dry shade and difficult areas.
Good to know
Flowering
Pollinator
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Top Tip
Once established, this plant is extremely low-maintenance and drought tolerant.
How to care for Euphorbia Robbiae
Aspect
All aspects
Mrs Robb's Bonnet thrives in shady and partial shady spots but can perform well in the sun.
Care Level
Easy
This is a very low maintenance plant. Cut back faded flower stems to ground level in late summer or autumn to encourage fresh growth.
Watering
Drought tolerant when established
Allow soil to dry slightly between watering. Water thoroughly when planting.
Feeding
Compost
Plant with lots of good quality, peat-free compost. Feed in the spring with a liquid feed to promote strong healthy growth.
Soil
Tolerates most soils
This plant is known for being highly adaptable. When preparing to plant, ensure the soil is well draining by mixing in grit with your compost.
Flowering period
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
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- Dec
Foliage
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Quick facts
BOTANICAL NAME
Euphorbia amygdaloides var. robbiae
PLANT TYPE
Evergreen (Green all year)
RECOMMENDED SOTO POT SIZE
Small
HARDINESS
Hardy
NURSERY POT SIZE
2L
TOXICITY
The plant's milky white sap is an irritant to the skin and eyes and is harmful if eaten. Wear gloves when handling
EVENTUAL GROWTH (2-5 YEARS)
Height - 0.5m, Width - 1-1.5m
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In this Soto Masterclass, Max introduces the White Foxglove, which is also known as the Digitalis purpurea f. albiflora, a very similar relation to the Sutton's Apricot Foxglove.
The White Foxglove loves to bask in the sun and provides elegant points of interest to the scheme. Loved by pollinators they are a focal point within a border.
Max explains that as a biennial the flowers have a two year life cycle, with flowers at their best in the second year.
Watch Max demonstrate how to spread the seeds of the foxglove to grow more plants. He explains, when, how and where to cut the foxglove stem with secateurs and how to feed them with compost after. Max reveals this is a job which can be done into late Autumn.
This guide shows how to encourage a smaller second flush of flowers in the summer. Read the full Masterclass on pruning a foxglove here.
