Comments on: 4 Ways to Keep Poinsettias Alive All Year!

By: Jon

Jon — Sat, 08 Jan 2022 04:10:34 +0000

There seems to be conflicting advice about water care on the net?
Which is best?
My plant is kept moist yet it lost half its leaves over Xmas??
Advice please??

By: milbergers

milbergers — Wed, 02 Jun 2021 19:21:59 +0000

In reply to Donna Bouterse. Poinsettias will only continuously bloom if the plant is stressed out. In your case, it was due to insufficient watering. It seems as if when your guests took cuttings off of your plant stressed it out even more and was not able to survive through it. Mostly, these poinsettias aren’t meant to last after one season so getting two years out of it sounds like a win in my book.

By: Donna Bouterse

Donna Bouterse — Mon, 31 May 2021 23:51:13 +0000

I bought an 8″ poinsettia one year & placed it in a den fireplace for Christmas decor. Ultimately I would forget to care for it and would finally remember to water it usually once a month! Amazingly it continued to grow & stayed red year round. After 2 yrs it was huge & encompassed the entire open fireplace area! It was absolutely beautiful & full. I held a Christmas party that year & everyone was fascinated with it. I did not realize until later in the evening people took snips off my plant and it died within days. I have never understood how this plant survived & remained red year round with so little attention nor have I been able to have one live longer than a few weeks after purchase since.

By: milbergers

milbergers — Mon, 10 May 2021 16:08:15 +0000

In reply to JoAnn Grima. It is probably stressed out due to being root-bound which is why it is blooming. You can repot it now safely or cut back some of the roots.

By: JoAnn Grima

JoAnn Grima — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 06:13:01 +0000

In reply to Anonymous. My pointsettia is is about 3 years old now. Believe it or not— it’s sprouting flowers now. Poor thing suffered leaf drop lately too. I’d like to repot it. It’s the first time. How long should I wait to do it? Thanks for your help.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 06 Feb 2021 23:51:26 +0000

My poinsettia been in the house for 15 months now. It has lovely arching branches and perfect green leaves, though it did not bloom this last

Christmas. I like it the way it is, so I didn’t try to get it to bloom. I was afraid i’d ruin it! Thanks for all of your information and caring for plants,

By: James Landi

James Landi — Sat, 23 Jan 2021 13:40:03 +0000

We’ve kept one alive for five years, and it’s the size of a healthy hedge– and keeps growing. And yes, it does seem to respond to regular feeding, watering, and loving care.

By: Lori

Lori — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 18:43:24 +0000

Thanks for this information. I will try all this out..

By: Violet

Violet — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 16:47:12 +0000

Thanks for this!