Crown of Thorns plants
Marie Tran
11 years ago
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Crown of Thorns...can I cut it back?
Comments (35)Maternut..Wish we were neighbors. I have more COT's than I know what to do with. Can't toss them, but they sure take a LOT of room. When they were purchased, all were babies..Guess I didn't think they'd someday grow larger. lol. Larry. Cold shouldn't harm COT's, but those I recently brought indoors, 'after several nights @ 35F/1.7C, a couple nights dipped 32F/0C, a good number of leaves dropped..Some leaves had frost-bite. But like you said, Euphorbias are tough. Unfortunately, not tough enough to be outdoors for long periods at 32/0. Wonder how OP's COT is doing....See MoreEarly season for Crown of Thorns Plants (COT)
Comments (17)Hi Marie, I always drool over your pictures! I have a little collection but nothing like yours. I believe your green thumb has little thorns all over it! I would like your advice. I have been able to easily root COT (Euphorbia milii) and have them in pots all over my yard. They add such reliable color. They are never not in bloom. How can you not love that? All of the plants in the photos below came from single red and pink plants. The problem is that some of them are getting a little leggy and top heavy. Would you prune these? If so, where along the stem would you make the cut? I have noticed, from a few COT that got frozen back, that no matter where the freeze damage stops along the stem, new growth is almost always (but not 100%) from the roots. Most of the time (but not 100%), there is no new growth along the healthy branches. New growth comes up straight up from the soil line even though there are healthy branches. So that makes me wonder if should I cut these back off near the soil? It doesn't seem like there is any advantage to leaving 3-4" of stem because it will be left just waving there in the air with no leaves or flowers. I'm afraid it will be an eyesore sticking up in the middle of the plant. What do you think? Anyone have any good info about cutting back COT? The Martha Stewart video linked below is just completely worthless. She hacks this poor lady's COT up to pieces, doesn't address the lady's questions and really doesn't have a clue. I swear Martha is just shooting from the hip as she goes along and she as much as says so: ================ Martha: I'm going to trim off this dead wood...Oh look... it just breaks right off. Martha: Don't you think it is a little tall? Sweet lady: Definitely. Martha: ...so maybe we can cut it down a little bit... there's nothing happening down here... so if we just sort-of cut it off here... Sweet lady: Will it sprout down at the bottom? Martha: I don't know if it will or not but we'll see. (You don't know? We'll see?! ) And then Martha runs off with all of the cuttings. Of course, we never do see. There is no post-op follow-up. ================ So Marie and all of you experts, what would you do? Thanks, Carol in Jacksonville Here is a link that might be useful: Martha Stewart - Pruning and Propagating Crown of Thorns Plants...See Morecrown of thorns like plant
Comments (4)Sorry, I misread the leaf description as flower description. I grew E. leuconuera for a few yrs., it was OK, yes bleeds white sap, I think it may be commonly called "Nerve Plant" (has green leaves w/ prominent whitish/gray veining). They don't really bloom exactly, they sort of get this yellow or white polleny bits along its 4-sided stem, at least mine did. Pls. be careful w/ the sap on yr. skin & esp. yr. eyes & mucous membranes, it may cause irritation....See Morecrown of thorn plants
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