What’s happening to my euphorbia Trigona

Discussion in 'Cacti and Succulents' started by Meghan Oddy, Jan 23, 2021.

  1. Meghan Oddy

    Meghan Oddy New Member

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    Hi guys!
    I just moved from San Francisco to Colorado Springs. I brought my euphorbia trigona with me & it is not doing well.

    some of its arms are looping over & squishy no longer hard. And parts of it are turning a weird white.

    it went from a pretty darkish East/west window to now a south west window. I have watered it twice in the past month. Once when I got here because the drive dried it out & once more about two weeks later because it’s in a bright spot now & seemed to have dried out.

    I really appreciate any help in salvaging her! Should I cut the pieces off that seemed to have rot (if that’s even rot)
     

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  2. mandarin

    mandarin Active Member 10 Years

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    Is it possible that it was exposed to low temperature when you moved? It looks like cold damage.
    Another possibility is sunburn/heat damage, but the pattern is not what I would expect (but I am a cactus person, my experience with Euphorbia is very limited).
    I don't think it is rot, but the dark, dry bits should be removed, they will not recover. That will also give an opportunity to see if the stems actually are infected.
     
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    Yes it was in a truck bed that was covered but nonetheless was cold for a 20 hour drive! Any recommendations for cold damage?!
     
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    mandarin Active Member 10 Years

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    Several of my cacti have been damaged by cold, but most of them have survived. Casualties have been caused by rot in either the roots or epidermis, and I think you should take a closer look at the worst damaged parts, as mentioned before. Apart from that there is not much you can do except cutting off bits that look bad.
     

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