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Originally Posted by hellomabel
4. Euphorbia mellifera: up to last year it used to be a very large, healthy specimen in a giant pot outside the front door (up against the front wall, with full sun). I forgot to wrap it in bubblewrap this winter so I think the frost killed it - there are a few brown shoots, no greenery showing. Would it be OK to plant another one in the same soil or is it possible there's life in the old one still?
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Mine has got a large number of 3-4cm thick 'branches' which are all stone dead, and a tiny green shoot coming out of the base. So there may be life in yours. On the other hand, mine is in the ground not in a pot, so not all of its roots will have been frozen. On balance, I think your chances are slim.
I am going to replace mine by one of the many seedlings that I have - I've got large ones growing amongst other plants in the greenhouse, as well as this year's seedlings newly sprouted. It give me the opportunity to move it - I didn't know what it was when I acquired it, and wasn't prepared for a 2m diameter football outside the kitchen window!
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