euphorbia shedding its leaves

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  1. Camilo

    Camilo Member

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    Hello everybody

    I have an euphorbia plant for about 6 months now. I am very new to gardening and this plant is not doing particularly well. The old shoots shedded a lot of their leaves except for the top part before because of overwatering. I tried not watering as much and that seemed to work, but I am not sure what to do know because the leaves are starting to look scraggly and I'm afraid the rest of the leaves might fall off.

    The new shoots are doing fine and I have the plant with small semprevivums as companions in the pot and they are doing fine as well. I live in Richmond, BC.

    Do you think moving the plant to a bigger plant might make it happier or should I wait till spring to do this. What other suggestions can anyone give me to help my plant?
    Thankyou guys
    Appreciate it

    Juan Camilo Cortes Aguirre
    (garden apprentice)
     
  2. Ron B

    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    Euphorbia characias and E. amygdaloides produce stems which deteriorate after flowering, are replaced each year by new ones that grow from the base.
     

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