Euphorbia characias Spurge 'Silver Swan'

Planting Advice for your Euphorbia Silver Swan:

• Plant in any well drained garden soil, in full sun. add grit or sharp sand to the soil to improve drainage as they dislike winter wet.
• Water your potted plant well.
• Dig a hole a little deeper and 3 x wider than the nursery pot.
• Add a soil conditioner such as well-rotted manure and grit to the earth removed from the hole if necessary.
• Remove the plant from its pot and tease out a few of the roots.
• Dig a planting hole and sprinkle mycorrhizal fungi (Rootgrow) into the base.
• Place your plant in the hole at the same level at the pot.
• Refill the hole with the earth removed (backfilling).
• Firm in the soil with your heel, avoiding the root ball.
• Water well and mulch around the base of the plant with a collar, compost, gravel, bark etc.

Aftercare Advice for Euphorbia:

• In general, all euphorbias will be happy provided they receive some sun, shelter and reasonable drainage.
• Keep well-watered until established, otherwise, plants can usually cope well with dry conditions and manage adequately with whatever rainfall is available.

Pruning Advice for Silver Swan Euphorbia:

• No specialist pruning is needed. Straggly stems can be cut back in the autumn.