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HOW TO CARE FOR A POINSETTIA

  • MAKE SURE IT RECEIVES AT LEAST 4-6 HRS OF BRIGHT INDIRECT SUNLIGHT EACH DAY

  • TEMPERATURES SHOULD NOT EXCEED 70 DEGREES

  • AVOID DRAFTS, ESPECIALLY FROM FIREPLACES, APPLIANCES AND DUCTS

  • WATER THOROUGHLY, NEVER LET THE POINSETTIA DRY OUT, AND BE SURE TO POUR THE EXCESS WATER FROM THE TRAY, NEVER LET THE PLANT SET IN THE WATER

  • DO NOT FERTILIZE DURING THE HOLIDAY MONTHS AND WINTER DORMANT MONTHS. RESUME THIS IN MARCH

  • REPOT WHEN THE ROOTS ARE SHOWING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE CONTAINER

  • SUMMER PLANTS OUTSIDE IN THE MORNING SUN AND AFTERNOON SHADE, MAKING SURE IT IS WELL WATERED.

  • TRIM AND PRUNE IF THE PLANT GETS LEGGY, IT WILL FILL OUT AS IT GROWS. POINSETTIAS BLEED A WHITE MILKY LIQUID THIS IS NORMAL

 

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