When can I tidy up/prune Euphorbia Fromefield Gold

dappledshade · 12 February

Mine is south facing and has survived the winter well. In north London. It is about 1m tall but a bit straggly and I’d love to tidy it up. Should I wait until frost risk has passed? It still has its leaves, but under leaves are yellowed. No more flowering stems, as I’d already pruned those off in Autumn. For those that didn’t know, this is a ceratocarpa type and sterile, producing flowers for months on end and never setting seed.
Many thanks in advance.

Fire · 12 February

bump

Plantminded · 12 February

I’ve looked this up in my book on Euphorbias by Timothy Walker (RHS publication) @dappledshade. As a Group 4 Euphorbia it only requires pruning “for aesthetic or pragmatic reasons, such as when it grows too big”. As they produce new shoots from the centre, the pruning advice is that “The plants can be cut back to these new shoots either straight after flowering or in spring after the risk of frost has passed.” Hope this helps!

dappledshade · 13 February

Plantminded said:

I’ve looked this up in my book on Euphorbias by Timothy Walker (RHS publication) @dappledshade. As a Group 4 Euphorbia it only requires pruning “for aesthetic or pragmatic reasons, such as when it grows too big”. As they produce new shoots from the centre, the pruning advice is that “The plants can be cut back to these new shoots either straight after flowering or in spring after the risk of frost has passed.” Hope this helps!

Of massive help - thank you very much! I couldn’t find any info online anywhere. Much appreciated 🙏🏻

Plantminded · 13 February

I also found this @dappledshade, I like to discover more about unknown Euphorbias!

https://www.houseplant-store.com/euphorbia-ceratocarpa-fromefield-gold-2-litre-pot/

When can I tidy up/prune Euphorbia Fromefield Gold

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