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Mercurialis Tomentosa

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What is the plant

The spurges, known commonly as the mercuries. These are slender herbs (forbs), rhizomatious perennials and woody perennials, native to Europe, North Africa, and Asia.

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Humidity

Normal

Lighting

Part Sun

Temperature

14°C - 27°C

Hardiness zone

5a - 8

Difficulty

Medium

Water
Water the plants about once weekly to provide dry to medium moisture for the plants.
Sunlight
Best grown in full sun to part shade.
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).

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Pruning
Cut back after flowering.
Temperature
Mercurialis tomentosa is tender plant – may be damaged or killed by low temperature.

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