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Mercurialis perennis
Cultivation Notes
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| Latin Name: | Mercurialis perennis |
| Common Name: | Dog's mercury |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
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| Known Hazards: | All parts of the plant are poisonous[4, 65, 76]. |
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Author: L.
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| Habit: A Fast Growing Perennial |
| Habitat: Woods and shady places, usually in beech and oak woods, avoiding acid soils[4, 9, 13, 17, 31]. |
| Height: 0.3 Width: 1.0 |
Cultivation Details:
Prefers a humus rich soil[13, 17].
Dog's mercury is a very invasive and common hedgerow plant, it should not be necessary to cultivate it. Male and female plants usualy grow in separate clumps, the females being less common[4].
Dioecious. Male and female plants must be grown if seed is required.
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Propagation Notes:
Seed - the plant shouldn't need any help in spreading itself, but if you are desperate to be completely overrun by it then you could spread the seed around when it is ripe in late spring, early summer.
Division - once again, there really is no need to help the plant but you can divide the roots at any time of the year.
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