Growing Crown of Thorns (Euphorbia milii)

Crown of Thorns, one of the oldest houseplants because of its indestructible nature and its ability to adapt to a home environment. Today, the blooms are bigger and better than ever and flower year-round with a few simple instructions for care.
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[@LoisyAbigail]

I live in the southern Philippines and this thing is so common we see a lot of it just growing on the sides of roads. Every one and their mother has at least 1 pot in their home. Back then, I used to collect its thorns for some reason.

[@greysquirtle5144]

InCREDIBLY hard to kill! I was able to bring mine back from some pretty severe root rot, and it's still alive and kicking. I came here to learn how to grow it out more. Great vid👍🏽

[@Lovelypets_12]

My great grandparents brought this home from Italy YEARS ago. My mom has kept it alive after they passed away. The plant is now at least a hundred years old ❤I plant to keep it after my mom passes. I hope to pass it down for generations ❤

[@pangtou9733]

Thank you for covering this plant. I have many plants from your online store.

[@PlumeriaLand]

One of my all time favorite plant. I love your greenhouse I have 7 of these and all are from your website👍

[@a.p8144]

I have colourful of thoseat home for over 20years now.. they are still blooming and surviving, andits amazing how they really don't need much care..

[@omerelnasri6376]

thanks for sharing

[@nathanrumpf5660]

Awesome video. Thanks!

[@littlehomegardener]

Thank you for making this video! It was very interesting and informative. I have the dwarf variety. It is blooming again. :)

[@desertplantsofavalon]

I LOVE the Euphorbia milli :-) thanks so much for sharing and sending you lots of love and happy growing from Ireland XXXX

[@Oceano8]

Very informative. Thans for the video.

[@mother2midwife]

Thank you 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@natureismylife8927]

thank you sir

[@joannegopaul3774]

Thank you for sharing your video on crown of thorns. I have a few of them , so your info was very helpful 👍 Do have to wipe the sap off , and seal with anything? . God bless you 🙏

[@aidandrew4954]

These flowers are so simple but yet so beautiful

[@noppolkeeratiyakul8225]

So far Logee's is the best place to get hybrid EM in the USA. Healthy plants and reasonable price. Love from CALIFORNIA

[@chawacha4805]

I panicked when he sliced it in half

[@LogeesPlants]

They respond pretty well to a hard pruning :)

[@chitracoulton7926]

thanks for sharing ,

[@Tom-Alberta-Canada]

Wonderful ,,, Have a nice day ,, Tom

[@kevapa321thetsumi.]

Beautiful.

[@Findaway2day]

Great information 👍

[@houseplants1684]

I love your online store🤗. Thank you for the video, very informative. Since you mentioned about pest, do you happen to know what is this moldy on some of the leaves? I only see it on the crown of thorns and not other plants. Thanks

[@LogeesPlants]

Could you share a photo to [e-mail] so that we may check into this for you?

[@Ranveersamaroo96]

That so beautiful I have it don't bloom like yours I jealous

[@lindaandrie99]

Trying to find one of these, here in New Jersey, haven't found one yet

[@nancyyang7913]

Thank you for your video! I accidentally snapped the stem and the entire half top of the plant is broken off. What can I do to save my Crown of Thorns? Thank you!

[@nancyyang7913]

I saw your information at the end. Thank you! I will let it dry for a few days and repot! Thanks!

[@Lalitadigari_05]

Very nice👌👌

[@kareneyescream4339]

You should do a video about the way you fertilize crown of thorns and how often you do it.

[@LogeesPlants]

We will pass this suggestion along to Byron! In the meantime, please review the following care sheet for the fertilizer requirements www.logees.com/media/care/pdf/Euphorbia.pdf

[@janeteorquideascactosesucu8340]

Olá!! Very good!!!

[@paulavornicu4016]

👩‍❤️‍👩😘❤👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨💪💋😍

[@JenFindsGems]

Thank you for sharing!! i picked one up today as per the recommendation of someone at Lowes. I'm worried now because everything I'm finding says they are best as house plants. Do they not do well outside? (As a shrub.)

[@LogeesPlants]

Only in tropical areas. Can’t take temperature much below freezing.

[@JenFindsGems]

+LogeesPlants Got it. Thank you!!

[@vo1um1]

so if i want to re root a plant i just cut off one of the stems remove the flowers leave the leafs on let it dry out for 4 days.. then plant it. correct..

[@LogeesPlants]

correct..Yes

[@anitaleisser]

"very difficult to kill" - well.. I killed mine! we had a 20-30 yr old plant at work, and it was flowering and then just dried up. The branches are brittle and break off in places, the leaves dried up. I cut it back as much as I could (It had a 4 ft diameter, twisty branches all over) and back to paying attention to watering. Any chance it may survive?

[@switlyn0513]

Also how can i make the flowers bright and what kind of fertilizer or can i give them miracle grow

[@LogeesPlants]

Miracle grow will work fine.

[@lilyaly85]

What does graft mean?

[@packattack2893]

Can i grow it as a hedge, (fence like oleanders)? What’s the tallest it grows? Thank you.

[@LogeesPlants]

Not really. It grows to 4 feet tall at a maximum.

[@shirleygirl4620]

My pls t leaves are turning yellow. What do I. Ed to do.

[@cynthianity]

My crown of thorns just growing more leaves and stop flowering what should I do? Thank you.

[@LogeesPlants]

Give it as much direct sun light as you can. It will come back into flower.

[@cynthianity]

Thank you. Another question please, what type of fertiliser should I use and how often? Do I need to prune the lower part leaves?

[@LogeesPlants]

They are not heavy feeders so once a week with a reduced amount from the container instructions during the active growing season which is summer. That would be half strength or ¼ strength. Discontinue in winter when growth has stopped and temperatures are cooler. You can prune if need to keep the plant shapely. This is best done in spring when they start to grow vigorously.

[@genesislayne3322]

Do they have any odour?

[@LogeesPlants]

Not that I have noticed.

[@bobkarney5939]

how long after you cut the top off that plant would the bottom half shoot

[@LogeesPlants]

Takes at least a month or so.

[@miabhlub63]

I used to have so many of them. After 20 years, they got disease and finally died.

[@robinmaeellison2668]

why take the flowers off?

[@SodaSizzle]

my school haves that and everybody calls it a cactus

[@stewiepoohie2979]

Mine keeps dropping leaves but still putting out new flowers. I think I need to lay off the watering.

[@LogeesPlants]

Are you allowing the plant to dry down completely between waterings?

[@stewiepoohie2979]

No. I reported it into terra-cotta when I brought it home 2 months ago, and have bottom watered it twice after that. I’m going to keep it in the fullest sun I can and refrain from any watering until truly dry!!! Thank you for the great video!!

[@drmanish470]

Does Euphoria comes in BLUE COLOUR

[@LogeesPlants]

I’ve never seen one.

[@YouUceireTube]

Mine got killed. I don't understand

[@diptimandavia5618]

My euphorbia does not flowering, why?

[@LogeesPlants]

How many hours of sunlight is it receiving? Are you currently fertilizing it at all? If so, what is the NPK value on the fertilizer and how often is it being applied?

[@asocenasemilla3173]

I have five remaining colors

[@vijayapatil4487]

U say they r house plants and at the same time u say they need full 🌞 light...how?

[@LogeesPlants]

Southern window is best! Right up against the glass.

[@Ranveersamaroo96]

Crown of torns

[@Daisy.florina]

I have mine that has to leaves on top and nothing below how do I get it bushy? and another one that has all leaves I dont know why my neighbour' s has her all bushy all year round ? why is this happening? thanks

[@LogeesPlants]

You can prune it back a little bit to promote more branching a bushier specimen.