Do you need care information for your Poinsettia plant? The holiday season is when the Poinsettias show up in the stores and in holiday displays. Many people buy a Poinsettia when they see them in the stores or perhaps you have received one as a holiday gift.
Poinsettia are beautiful plants to use during the holiday season. It used to be you would find red or cream colored Poinsettia plants but now you can find them in pink, marbled, and even in colors close to black. There is quite a variety to chose from.
Each Christmas season, I had hundreds of these lovely "flowers" in my care.They are delicate and fragile and you must use care when handling them. Place them out of high traffic areas and away from places where they might get a cold draft. If you are moving them during cold weather be sure to enclose them in a loose fitting sleeve or plastic bag. Just be careful not to break them.
When shopping for your Poinsettia, be sure the bracts are well colored up. For maximum use of your flowering Christmas Poinsettia, the flower, small and yellow-green in the center of the bracts, should be unopened. The flowers are shown in the center of the colored bracts below.
Spider mites, thrips and mealybugs can be a problem on Poinsettia plants so thoroughly inspect for these problems before you make the final purchase.
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