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Produce => Non Edible Plants => Topic started by: plotstoeat on December 21, 2015, 10:27:22

Title: poinsetta
Post by: plotstoeat on December 21, 2015, 10:27:22

Help please.poinsettia is looking sad, maybe been in draught. Is it the end or can it be resuscitated?  :sad1:

Title: Re: poinsetta
Post by: ACE on December 21, 2015, 10:40:40

No

Title: Re: poinsetta
Post by: laurieuk on December 21, 2015, 14:56:02

I used to grow them on for several years, let it go on the dry side , once it has dried out you should be able to cut it back without it bleeding. You can then start it off into new growth. which should "flower" next year, the experts say you must give them dark treatment but I never did and used to make a good display of different colours each Christmas. There is a tendency to keep them far too wet.

Title: Re: poinsetta
Post by: Flighty on December 21, 2015, 19:37:32

Have a look at this RHS webpage -  https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=146

Title: Re: poinsetta
Post by: plotstoeat on December 21, 2015, 19:45:51

Thanks for the replies. Looks like a write off for this year. Back to the shop!