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Help - mystery plant taking over my garden ....

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GBR · 26/02/2012 18:13

Hello, I wonder if somebody can help me identify this plant - see photos on my profile (have just taken them in the twilight). I have googled every single thing I can think about this plant, with no luck identifying it.

It's an evergreen, I think it's a weed as opposed to something domesticated, it has very simple 5 or 6 petalled yellow flowers in spring / early summer. It appeared in the garden two or three years ago and is now springing up in more places. It's got quite a hefty root on it, and I think it has milky sap if you cut it. It grows and flowers very quickly after the seedlings appear.

I'm leaning towards some kind of Evening Primrose (as the flowers are similar) but the leaves are wrong for that. Texture of leaves and the sap make me think of a Euphorbia, but haven't found one with the right flowers ...

Ermm, that's it, I think! Any help greatly appreciated.

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mumblechum1 · 26/02/2012 18:22

DH says it's definitely a Euphorbia but not sure of the name.

BeanutPutter · 26/02/2012 18:23

Shrubby butterweed? The picture looks silvery, is it?

SleepyFergus · 26/02/2012 18:24

Haven't looked at your pics, but have to say the first thing that came to my mind was Euphorbia. We have some in our garden and whilst it's not ugly per se, if it's a weed I'd prefer it out! I'm useless in the garden though!!

peeriebear · 26/02/2012 18:27

Euphorbia for sure- IIRC they seed and grow very easily and quickly. Yank them up before they can flower!

GBR · 26/02/2012 21:25

Thank you everybody! It is a bit silvery, very dark green leaves with a kind of silver wax on them. Thank you all!

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TheCheeseAlarm · 26/02/2012 21:30

I think it's a Euphorbia commonly known as Mole Spurge. We have it in our garden.

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