So with the holiday season coming, I recently found my self in possession of a poinsettia plant. Given my recent successes with other green growing things () I decided "hey this could be fun to try and grow rather than just letting it wilt and throwing it out after Christmas!" Well after reading up a little on it, I have to say it sounds like a lot of work! It seems to have rather more stringent growing requirements. Like its window of acceptable temperatures sounds much smaller than Mary Jane's. Oh also in case you're interested, the Poinsettia plant is another example of a plant that has to fall below some minimum threshold of lighting hours in order to bloom.

While I have no real experience in the "easier stuff", I have grown a couple of vegetable crops. They are a lot of work, but are definitely rewarding! I just finished my harvest of Romaine lettuce. The heads produced for about three weeks before finally dying out.

In the past, I tried to grow a Poinsettia in the ground. It did not last. Two of my hortuculturely minded friends tried it too...same success rate as me (0 or 3). I think they are genetically designed to die about three weeks after December 31st.

Good luck. Keep us posted how it turns out.

Nothing is as easy to grow as MJ, probably the only thing that grows from the artctic to the equator...

I found poinsettas easy and low maintenance here in Florida. Plant them in my yard, and they grow. Every year I do that with the christmas poinsettas and every year they take root and grow. With that said, I care less about the "fruitlessness" of a poinsetta than I do some other flowering plants so maybe they aren't their best but they look good to me. Maybe it's my lattitude, maybe not, but to take one already potted and transplant it has been a no-brainer for me.

Hehe, everything's easy to grow in Florida!
Here in upstate NY anything outdoors better be damn hardy!

Man, screw poinsettias. I can't ever keep those things alive and I have a pretty good green thumb (and not just with the resiny stuff).

You want some low-maintenance plants, try some ivys or jade trees. There are plenty of things that aren't nearly as hard to grow as poinsettias

Oh, btw, what do you mean "real" plants? I never knew cannabis was a "fake" plant

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Caring for Poinsettias


The length of time your poinsettia will give you pleasure in your home is dependent on (1) the maturity of the plant, (2) when you buy it, and (3) how you treat the plant. With care, poinsettias should retain their beauty for weeks and some varieties will stay attractive for months.

• After you have made your poinsettia selection, make sure it is wrapped properly because exposure to low temperatures even for a few minutes can damage the bracts and leaves.
• Unwrap your poinsettia carefully and place in indirect light. Six hours of light daily is ideal. Keep the plant from touching cold windows.
• Keep poinsettias away from warm or cold drafts from radiators, air registers or open doors and windows.
• Ideally poinsettias require daytime temperatures of 60 to 70°F and night time temperatures around 55°F. High temperatures will shorten the plant’s life. Move the plant to a cooler room at night, if possible.
• Check the soil daily. Be sure to punch holes in foil so water can drain into a saucer. Water when soil is dry. Allow water to drain into the saucer and discard excess water. Wilted plants will tend to drop bracts sooner.
• Fertilize the poinsettia if you keep it past the holiday season. Apply a houseplant fertilizer once a month. Do not fertilize when it is in bloom.

http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/poinsettia/care.cfm

You serious? Fuck these plants! If they are that sensitive, they should become extinct. Do we really need them anyways?

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First garden, 68. Love it, etc. A thing happen in 1983. Walked into a big Mall at Christmas time.... there stood a 30 ft. tall Poinsettia "Tree". Every leaf was red.... Out of all the amazing things I've ever seen, this hits the top. 25 years later, I'm still left breathless. The Mall rented it for the season.

Yah, me too. I have had two 5 footers in 45 gallon pots for the last 4 years. They ended up in the 45's, They didn't start there. I just wheel them into the deep shade of my oak hammock in October, and bam.... red all over for the holidays. It's an attractive plant....

That would be something to see. They must have forced that at some pro nursery .. quite an investment in time and effort. Like when i bought two sago's from a guy to pollinate my six females, he says, "uh, you're too old to start growing Sago's." I laughed and agreed with him..... I was 40 at the time..... damn Sago's !!



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