Re: Euphorbia

E polys don't drop seeds near them; they toss em. They can show up anywhere. These plants can get huge and floppy by the end of the season after several year's growth and they can also just up and die for no reason. Since I dig volunteers and a fair number of them do survive, I'm not that concerned - just curious about what's the right way to be doing it.
Otherwise, your idea sounds novel. A seed or 2 could end up there. Might try it. 

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy Browning" <judylee@lewiston.com> 
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Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2008 8:43 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Euphorbia



It's too late for this year, but maybe put out a flat of pots near it next
year. Let it seed around in the pots & not have to worry about digging?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net> 
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Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2008 2:25 PM
Subject: [CHAT] Euphorbia



My Euphorbia polychroma throws off lots of seedlings.  Sometimes I dig
them up to sell.  I'm doing that now for next year's sale.  It can be
difficult to get the whole taproot, but I try. And yet, that doesn't seem 
to be the answer to successful overwintering.  About 1/2 of them don't
make it and I'm trying to figure out how to do it better. Most of the E. 
dulcis Chameleon make it, but E polys are the ones people ask for. And
it's not size. Sometimes big ones survive, sometimes little ones.  Any
ideas?
I'm hoping that my E Tiny Tim and E Tasmanian Tiger will someday throw off 
some volunteers too.

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
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