The spurges, known commonly as the mercuries. These are slender herbs (forbs), rhizomatious perennials and woody perennials, native to Europe, North Africa, and Asia.
Mercurialis Tomentosa Care
Mercurialis Tomentosa
Other names: Downy Mercury
What is the plant
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Humidity
Normal
Lighting
Part Sun
Temperature
14°C - 27°C
Hardiness zone
5a - 8
Difficulty
Medium
How to Care for the Plant
Water
Water the plants about once weekly to provide dry to medium moisture for the plants.
Pruning
Cut back after flowering.
Sunlight
Best grown in full sun to part shade.
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Soil
An ideal soil would be made up of 45% minerals (sand, clay, silt), 5 % organic (plant and animal) material, 25% air and 25% water. The mineral portion would be loam (20 – 30% clay, 30 – 50% silt and 30 – 50% sand).
Temperature
Mercurialis tomentosa is tender plant – may be damaged or killed by low temperature.
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