Pruning
Deadheading
Wear gloves when deadheading plants with irritant milky sap such as euphorbia, as the sap can burn or blister skin and badly irritate eyes; keep it off your skin and wash it off if it gets on you. Every cut is a small wound that can let disease in, so use clean, sharp secateurs and cut just above a leaf or bud.
- Where to get help
- NHS 111, or seek medical advice
Stops seed setting and pushes out more flowers.
When
Through the flowering season
How
Pinch or snip faded flowers off above a leaf or bud.
Notes
Leave some seed heads in autumn for birds and winter structure.