LOOK FOR MATURE THOROUGHLY COLORED BRACTS. UNDERDEVELOPED POINSETTIA TAKEN INTO THE HOME MAY NEVER ACHIEVE INTO ITS FULL BLOOM COLOR

AVOID TOO MUCH GREEN AROUND THE BRACT EDGES

MAKE SURE THE SMALLER BRACTS SURROUNDING THE CYATHIA ARE LYING HORIZONTAL, - OTHERWISE THE PLANT WILL FADE QUICKLY.

LOOK FOR PLANTS WITH DARK GREEN FOLIAGE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE STEM.

THE LEAVES SHOULD NOT BE WILTED OR DROOPY

LOOK ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE STEMS RO SIGNS OF INSECTS OR DISEASES

LOOK FOR PLANTS THAT ARE BALANCED. A PROPORTIONED POINSETTIA WILL HAVE THE PLANT BEING TWO-THIRDS LARGER THAN THE POT SIZE. THIS MEANING IN A SIX INCH POT. THE PLANT SHOULD BE 15-18 INCHES

MAKE SURE THERE IS PROTECTION IN TEMPERATURES BELOW 50 DEGREES. PROTECT BY USING A SLEEVE OT A LARGE BAG. JUST A FEW SECONDS OF COLD WIND OR AIR WILL RUIN A NICE POINSETTIA