HOW TO CHOOSE A POINSETTIA
- 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