Poinsetta Question

[Shell]

I have just gotten a beautiful Poinsetta. I want it to survive the
Christmas season. Has anyone managed to keep one going and how did you do
this? I believe they are more of a succulent? I think someone said they
were a type of Euphorbia?

Shell

[Mike Gilmore]

I guess from your description you are talking about one of the Euphorbia
pulcherrima hybrids with their coloured bracts usually red or white against
very dark green leaves. Are you? If so all the plant needs is roomtemps.
The coloured bracts are often brought out to order by placing a black
plastic bin bag over the plant about 6 weeks before the beautiful bracts are
wanted. Feed and water regularly during growth and colour. After flowering
allow to dry off and rest. Resume water and feed when new growth restarts.

--
Regards
Mike Gilmore
WinsfordWalledGarden, SW England,
USDA Zone9a
"Shell" > wrote in message
m...
> I have just gotten a beautiful Poinsetta. I want it to survive the
> Christmas season. Has anyone managed to keep one going and how did you do
> this? I believe they are more of a succulent? I think someone said they
> were a type of Euphorbia?
>
> Shell
>
>
>

[Mike Gilmore]

I guess from your description you are talking about one of the Euphorbia
pulcherrima hybrids with their coloured bracts usually red or white against
very dark green leaves. Are you? If so all the plant needs is roomtemps.
The coloured bracts are often brought out to order by placing a black
plastic bin bag over the plant about 6 weeks before the beautiful bracts are
wanted. Feed and water regularly during growth and colour. After flowering
allow to dry off and rest. Resume water and feed when new growth restarts.

--
Regards
Mike Gilmore
WinsfordWalledGarden, SW England,
USDA Zone9a
"Shell" > wrote in message
m...
> I have just gotten a beautiful Poinsetta. I want it to survive the
> Christmas season. Has anyone managed to keep one going and how did you do
> this? I believe they are more of a succulent? I think someone said they
> were a type of Euphorbia?
>
> Shell
>
>
>

[Tom Randy]

On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 01:34:41 -0500, Shell wrote:

> I have just gotten a beautiful Poinsetta. I want it to survive the
> Christmas season. Has anyone managed to keep one going and how did you
> do this? I believe they are more of a succulent? I think someone said
> they were a type of Euphorbia?
>
> Shell


Keep in a bright location out of the sun and let the soil dry out a bit
between waterings. Getting them to re-color next year is a pain in the you
know what unless you can set up a room with lights on a timer. I like big
ones as foliage plants.

[Shell]

Thanks for the help. I will try to keep this one alive. I might be able to
set up a place where it gets the proper hours of light and dark.

Shell


"Tom Randy" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 01:34:41 -0500, Shell wrote:
>
> > I have just gotten a beautiful Poinsetta. I want it to survive the
> > Christmas season. Has anyone managed to keep one going and how did you
> > do this? I believe they are more of a succulent? I think someone said
> > they were a type of Euphorbia?
> >
> > Shell
>
>
> Keep in a bright location out of the sun and let the soil dry out a bit
> between waterings. Getting them to re-color next year is a pain in the you
> know what unless you can set up a room with lights on a timer. I like big
> ones as foliage plants.

[Shell]

Yep, that's the plant. Thanks for the help. I think I can pull this off
and keep the plant alive. I will have to try out your instructions for
reblooming it too.

Shell


"Mike Gilmore" > wrote in
message ...
> I guess from your description you are talking about one of the Euphorbia
> pulcherrima hybrids with their coloured bracts usually red or white
against
> very dark green leaves. Are you? If so all the plant needs is roomtemps.
> The coloured bracts are often brought out to order by placing a black
> plastic bin bag over the plant about 6 weeks before the beautiful bracts
are
> wanted. Feed and water regularly during growth and colour. After flowering
> allow to dry off and rest. Resume water and feed when new growth restarts.
>
> --
> Regards
> Mike Gilmore
> WinsfordWalledGarden, SW England,
> USDA Zone9a
> "Shell" > wrote in message
> m...
> > I have just gotten a beautiful Poinsetta. I want it to survive the
> > Christmas season. Has anyone managed to keep one going and how did you
do
> > this? I believe they are more of a succulent? I think someone said
they
> > were a type of Euphorbia?
> >
> > Shell
> >
> >
> >
>
>

[SAS567]

>
>> I have just gotten a beautiful Poinsetta. I want it to survive the
>> Christmas season. Has anyone managed to keep one going and how did you
>> do this? I believe they are more of a succulent? I think someone said
>> they were a type of Euphorbia?
>>
>> Shell
>
>
>Keep in a bright location out of the sun and let the soil dry out a bit
>between waterings. Getting them to re-color next year is a pain in the you
>know what unless you can set up a room with lights on a timer. I like big
>ones as foliage plants.
>
I've had mine for 4 yrs.It's the size of a small bush. It goes outside in the
summer and I bring it in the first week of Oct. That is when I put it in a
closet for the 14hrs. of darkness per day that it needs to bloom again. It's
starting to bloom already. This has worked every year. Mine is white.
Sue in Mi. (zone 5)

[Shell]

Neat :) I know just where I can put it. All my closets have louvers on the
top half of the door but I have an unused bedroom/junk room that doesn't
get much light al all. Should be no trouble to set it in there. How often
do you water it when it's living in the closet?

Shell


"SAS567" > wrote in message
...
> >
> >> I have just gotten a beautiful Poinsetta. I want it to survive the
> >> Christmas season. Has anyone managed to keep one going and how did you
> >> do this? I believe they are more of a succulent? I think someone said
> >> they were a type of Euphorbia?
> >>
> >> Shell
> >
> >
> >Keep in a bright location out of the sun and let the soil dry out a bit
> >between waterings. Getting them to re-color next year is a pain in the
you
> >know what unless you can set up a room with lights on a timer. I like big
> >ones as foliage plants.
> >
> I've had mine for 4 yrs.It's the size of a small bush. It goes outside in
the
> summer and I bring it in the first week of Oct. That is when I put it in a
> closet for the 14hrs. of darkness per day that it needs to bloom again.
It's
> starting to bloom already. This has worked every year. Mine is white.
> Sue in Mi. (zone 5)

[jim@asdf.com]

I've had mine for 4 yrs. I put it outside in the summer and bring it back in,
in the fall. But I've never had to put it into the closet or anything to get
it to turn red again. Maybe it's a better variety.
cheers,
Jim
In article >,
(SAS567) wrote:
>>
>>> I have just gotten a beautiful Poinsetta. I want it to survive the
>>> Christmas season. Has anyone managed to keep one going and how did you
>>> do this? I believe they are more of a succulent? I think someone said
>>> they were a type of Euphorbia?
>>>
>>> Shell
>>
>>
>>Keep in a bright location out of the sun and let the soil dry out a bit
>>between waterings. Getting them to re-color next year is a pain in the you
>>know what unless you can set up a room with lights on a timer. I like big
>>ones as foliage plants.
>>
>I've had mine for 4 yrs.It's the size of a small bush. It goes outside in the
>summer and I bring it in the first week of Oct. That is when I put it in a
>closet for the 14hrs. of darkness per day that it needs to bloom again. It's
>starting to bloom already. This has worked every year. Mine is white.
> Sue in Mi. (zone 5)

[SAS567]

> How often
>do you water it when it's living in the closet?

It's not actually living in the closet. It goes in the closet at 6pm and I
bring it back out at 8am. It dries out fairly fast so I usually give it a
little water about twice a week.
Sue in Mi. (zone 5)

[Shell]

The tag on mine says grown in Canada so maybe it will be more tollerant of
light as well :)
Shell


> wrote in message
...
> I've had mine for 4 yrs. I put it outside in the summer and bring it back
in,
> in the fall. But I've never had to put it into the closet or anything to
get
> it to turn red again. Maybe it's a better variety.
> cheers,
> Jim
> In article >,
> (SAS567) wrote:
> >>
> >>> I have just gotten a beautiful Poinsetta. I want it to survive the
> >>> Christmas season. Has anyone managed to keep one going and how did
you
> >>> do this? I believe they are more of a succulent? I think someone
said
> >>> they were a type of Euphorbia?
> >>>
> >>> Shell
> >>
> >>
> >>Keep in a bright location out of the sun and let the soil dry out a bit
> >>between waterings. Getting them to re-color next year is a pain in the
you
> >>know what unless you can set up a room with lights on a timer. I like
big
> >>ones as foliage plants.
> >>
> >I've had mine for 4 yrs.It's the size of a small bush. It goes outside
in the
> >summer and I bring it in the first week of Oct. That is when I put it in
a
> >closet for the 14hrs. of darkness per day that it needs to bloom again.
It's
> >starting to bloom already. This has worked every year. Mine is white.
> > Sue in Mi. (zone 5)

[Derryl Killan]

Hi the secret is to not overwater a Pointsettia. water when the soil
is slightly dry.

>I have just gotten a beautiful Poinsetta. I want it to survive the
>Christmas season. Has anyone managed to keep one going and how did you do
>this? I believe they are more of a succulent? I think someone said they
>were a type of Euphorbia?
>
>Shell
>
>