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I saw a very nice plant a year or so back in a garden I was visiting which
looked just like E. mellifera but had broader leaves. I never caught the
name of it although it was definitely Euphorbia somethin or other and was
wondering if anyone might have some suggestions. I really would like to
find a hardier alternative to E. mellifera which does not like the cold in
my cotswold garden.

I was just reading this in a Binny Plants catalogue this am, might fit
the bill ?

"euphorbia schillingii (AGM) 1 m ;Good late flowering with tall stems
and large grey/green leaves with white central midrib. Flower bracts
large and lime green. A superb clump forming plant"

Binny's are in West Lothian so their selections should be hardy enough
for your area, and they do mail order. www.binnyplants.co.uk

Janet.