Plant it in your backyard this spring after frost. It will grow like a weed
into a handsome bush. Then buy a new one next fall. It isn't worth trying
to force a bloom.
- Jon

"JCMumsie" wrote in message
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My Christmas pointsettia was still going strong until about a week ago -
now it
is shedding the flowers. I've had it in a southern exposure window and
watered
it weekly. Any suggestions?
JC
I've had mine for 3yrs. In the fall & winter it sits in a room with SSE & SW
exposure. I take it outside on my deck in the summer and it grows into a bush.
In the fall, I bring it back in and do the routine to get it to bloom for
Christmas. You have to remember to put it in darkness for the right amount of
time, for the right number of days but I always do. It's still in bloom as of
now. Mine needs to be watered more than just once a week. I feel the soil to
tell if it needs to be watered. It's so big that it needs water every 3-4 days.
I received my white pointsettia from my Son's girlfriend. She sent it to the
funeral home for his funeral, so it means something special to me.
Sue in Mi.