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[gregor-scott]

Can anybody tell me what this is? It's in my garden and I don't know how to prune etc as I haven't a clue what it is! The leaves grow in these bunches at the end of long tubular stems.

 

[gregor-scott]

Nobody?? Someone must know what this is surely?

 

[Niels]

Bromelia? Just guessing here

 

[Mesquite]

It looks like it could be one of the Euphorbia family

 

[gregor-scott]

Well that gives me somewhere to start googling at least! I didn't know where to start. Cheers.

 

[gregor-scott]

I think we have a result - Euphorbia mellifera Ait

Thanks for the help 😃

 

[Mesquite]

Nice one, just remember to take care when pruning. The sap is an skin irritant

 

[gregor-scott]

I'm pretty close to getting rid of it all together for that reason, we have a toddler who wants to put everything in her mouth!!