My wife was given a poinsttia (from Sainsburys) just under a week ago.
It is at floor level in a centrally heated room and about six feet from
the window. It is dropping what appear to be heathy leaves at an
alarming rate. It is not overwatered (compost is just damp)

What does the panel think?

Malcolm

"Malcolm" wrote in message
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My wife was given a poinsttia (from Sainsburys) just under a week ago.
It is at floor level in a centrally heated room and about six feet
from
the window. It is dropping what appear to be heathy leaves at an
alarming rate. It is not overwatered (compost is just damp)

What does the panel think?

Malcolm

I am not sure that lack of moisture is your problem but if it is it is
very well explained he http://tinyurl.com/5p8h6z

Regards,
Emrys Davies.

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My wife was given a poinsttia (from Sainsburys) just under a week ago.
It is at floor level in a centrally heated room and about six feet from
the window. It is dropping what appear to be heathy leaves at an
alarming rate. It is not overwatered (compost is just damp)

What does the panel think?

Malcolm

Too warm and dry
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea

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My wife was given a poinsttia (from Sainsburys) just under a week ago.
It is at floor level in a centrally heated room and about six feet from
the window. It is dropping what appear to be heathy leaves at an
alarming rate. It is not overwatered (compost is just damp)

What does the panel think?

Malcolm

Too warm and dry

Should have put, Air is to warm and dry.
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea

On 14 Dec, 23:21, Malcolm wrote:
My wife was given a poinsttia (from Sainsburys) just under a week ago.
It is at floor level in a centrally heated room and about six feet from
the window. *It is dropping what appear to be heathy leaves at an
alarming rate. *It is not overwatered (compost is just damp)

What does the panel think?

I bought one from the local independent garden centre, and it is
dropping leaves. I suspect the 'cold shock' of carrying it from the
coldhouse to the car and then from the car into a warm house. I
bought it on the frostiest day we had (The only day I had off work).

Plan B is to buy another on the 23rd. Let the professionals struggle
to keep it alive.

In message , Malcolm
writes
My wife was given a poinsttia (from Sainsburys) just under a week ago.
It is at floor level in a centrally heated room and about six feet from
the window. It is dropping what appear to be heathy leaves at an
alarming rate. It is not overwatered (compost is just damp)

What does the panel think?

Malcolm

They're banned from my house since I bought one for a lady friend and a
leaf stem broke. She must have come in contact with the sap and it
caused a nasty rash.
--
Gordon H
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"Gordon H" wrote
after Malcolm writes
My wife was given a poinsttia (from Sainsburys) just under a week ago. It
is at floor level in a centrally heated room and about six feet from the
window. It is dropping what appear to be heathy leaves at an alarming
rate. It is not overwatered (compost is just damp)

What does the panel think?

They're banned from my house since I bought one for a lady friend and a
leaf stem broke. She must have come in contact with the sap and it
caused a nasty rash.

That is a problem with all Euphorbias, of which Poinsettia is one of a 2160.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphorbia
That tells you about the sap etc.
--
Regards
Bob Hobden

Having bought poinsettias every Xmas for decades, I can work out neither rhyme nor reason as to why some flourish and others are dead within weeks. They seem to like regular tepid water and light, but not direct sunlight; warmth but not too close to a radiator. Actually, this year's was still going in August and I was so bored with it that it went on the compost.

Somewhere on teh intarwebs "Janet Conroy" typed:
Having bought poinsettias every Xmas for decades, I can work out
neither rhyme nor reason as to why some flourish and others are dead
within weeks. They seem to like regular tepid water and light, but
not direct sunlight; warmth but not too close to a radiator.
Actually, this year's was still going in August and I was so bored
with it that it went on the compost.

What an attitude to life! Had any relationships that have lasted longer?
--
Shaun.

I'm struggling to see a connection between relationships and the care (or in this case, lack of it) of houseplants. Since you ask, 40th wedding anniversary this year. Basically, I don't really like poinsettias, except as Xmas decorations. All my other house plants are extremely elderly.