Joined: 07 Jan 2006 Location: North Texas (Map) Posts: 5555 PlantStew: 521
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 4:35 pm Post subject: Poinsettia, thriving on neglect
Randy and I went to the Ham Radio club christmas dinner on Dec 14th and of course the centerpiece on all the tables was a Poinsettia. Being the only woman at our table, I was the one who got to take it at the end of the evening.
The only place I could find to put it where it would be out of the way and possibly get some light was in the north window in my computer/craft room..so there it has been for 1 month and 2 days. I water it when I remember it and have thought about moving it from that window sill when the temps have gotten down to freezing and the north wind has blown rattling that window but I have no place else for it.
It has only dropped 4 or 5 leaves and seems to be totally happy where it is.
I have 2 white poinsettias that still seem to be doing well. I plan on keeping the plants and getting them to flower by next Christmas. I have reading up on how to do this and will see what happens by the end of the year.
Polly Thumb Gardener Joined: 26 Jun 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 2235
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 2:10 am Post subject:
Looks better than ours. We have one that we got in December 2005 that had been doing very well until the last few weeks. I think I put it too close to the window and it got chilled. The leaves are falling constantly.
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