My Euphorbia spiralis family has done well, even though I didn't know until I read it recently that I should have separated the first baby (now a big toddler) when it was small. I have two concerns: 1. should I still try to separate the small one, or will it just grow like a Siamese twin at this point? 2. The mother has two more small babies (which I haven't yet separated). I examine my plants every day (ever since an Opuntia was done in by scale last year), and yesterday I found two very small cottony tufts on one of the babies. Mealybugs?? I removed them entirely and don't see anything else today--does anyone have some advice if I do see more signs of trouble?
I'd be so grateful for help! Also, can I snip off the dead ends of "branches" on the mother plant?
