Garden Answers (UK)

Weed it or feed it?

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WHAT’S THIS? This looks very much like the flower bracts of the caper spurge, Euphorbia lathyris. A very successful self-seeder, plants grow to 1.5m (5ft) tall and despite its common name, all parts are toxic and contain an irritant sap. It’s said to keep moles at bay, but doesn’t.

 ??  ?? The flowers have no petals – these are bracts
The flowers have no petals – these are bracts

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