I have my crown of thorns outdoors and it was doing great. When we got our first frost I left the plants outside and now I noticed the leave on some of the stem are dead looking. What can I do to help the plant stems to recover. Thank you, Barbara
You will just have to either move the plant, or cover it with burlap if you can. These can be sensitive to freezing conditions.
This article will help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/crown-of-thorns/crown-of-thorns-houseplant.htm
There are brown and black spots on the back of the leafs. Could you tell me what is causing it and what can I do to correct it? Thank you.
This is normally caused by overwatering. This is an easy fix though. the leaves that are affected already will retain the spots, but the new growth will be fine. Although it will not cure the damage done already, it will prevent it from spreading.
The treatment that I recommend for this is to add a few capfuls of peroxide to the next watering. You should let the soil dry out almost completely between watering.
This article will refresh you on the care of this plant: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/crown-of-thorns/crown-of-thorns-houseplant.htm
A girl in a plant group posted a picture of a crown of thorns growing in a hanging basket indoors and the branches were hanging down instead of growing straight up and she said it was a special type of crown of thorns but had no name for it so I was wondering is there a specific type that will grow this way?
There are actually two separate plants in that container! They are both a type of euphorbia, but they are definitely different species of euphorbia. The common name for the stringy one is the pencil cactus. Both contain a sap that is pretty toxic so wear gloves when pruning them.
As for the standard crown of thorns... if you grow them in a hanging basket, they will tend to hang like that.
This article will give you some interesting information on the different types of euphorbia: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/cacti-succulents/euphorbia/
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/crown-of-thorns/crown-of-thorns-houseplant.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/cacti-succulents/pencil-cactus/care-pencil-cactus.htm
We recently moved our plant to a new apartment. After moving (it was brutal cold outside) the leaves all turned yellow and fell off. Our plant looks like long green stems with thorns. Will she recover and grow new leaves? Or will she need trimmed back to recover?
Moving can be very difficult on some houseplants. I would leave the plant to recover for the time being. With this plant, you may want to be extra careful with watering. Overwatering will put extra stress on the plant, which would cause it to further decline and possibly die.
Will it survive in temperature above 115 for the summer months. I live in Yuma Arizona.
Are you planning to keep it outside or inside? Outside temps that high may be too much for it. Indoors it should be fine.
Hi ? friendly garden expert. I am in zone 9 Florida and am afraid when we got a cold spell this winter our Crown of Thorns succumbed to frost. I still have green leaves ? but they are more towards the bottom. Should I cut off the thorns or do you have any magic you can give me to revive. Help! Thank you. Kathie
The only thing that you can do here is wait, patiently. Make sure to leave it alone until you see new growth. You can, then, cut off any dead growth that has not come back. If you do not see any new growth within a month, then you may have to assume that the plant is dead.
Is it ok to cut Crown of thorn? Mine looksd spindly.
Yes, this will be ok. Just start with the top tallest leaders. After they show new growth after the cut, then you can cut the others in the same manner. This will often force it to grow bushier as well.
This article will give you more information on the plant: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/crown-of-thorns/crown-of-thorns-houseplant.htm