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Euphorbia stems flattened to ground cut back?

berardeberarde Posts: 147
in Problem solving
I'm not sure what to do with this euphorbia as I flattened some stems whilst digging out brambles. They were in "bloom" when I moved here in April.  As the GW info on euphorbia says that there are evergreen, biennial and herbaceous types I don't know which this is although  flowering in April  from long stems suggests it is evergreen. 
Whichever it is I would like some help in knowing what to do with it as it is clearly not going to recover this year

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  • GranniegardenerGranniegardener Posts: 65
    I find that cutting down Euphorbia does it no harm. Mine spreads from runners underground, looks very like your one, so hopefully yours should pop up again late winter/early spring
  • LoxleyLoxley Posts: 5,698
    It looks like E. griffithii or similar,  a herbaceous type, so should be fine with being cut back as needed.
    "What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour". 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    edited August 2023
    I agree. It's often a benefit as it can rejuvenate the evergreen ones  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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