dying euphorbia

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  1. gardenlearner

    gardenlearner Gardener

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    Hi,

    My Euphorbia seems to be losing its top leaves. The flowers are still ok but the actual branches are suffering. Any idea what could be causing this? The border is a little overcrowded and it has been a bit windy in the past few weeks.
    I did not prune this plant in the last 12 months.
    I've recently used fertilizer on it.

    thanks
     
  2. lollipop

    lollipop Gardener

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    In my garden euphorbias almost always fail in dry, sunny or windy spots. Any of these will kill it within a few months.


    The use of fertilizer won't have done it any harm-unless you gave it more than the recommended dose.
     
  3. pete

    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Do we know what kind of euphorbia it is, as there are many, and they like varying conditions.

    A picture would be good.
     
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