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How to Care for Poinsettias After the Holidays | Gardener's Path
06.06.2023 - 20:24 / gardenerspath.com / Kristina HicksHamblin
How to Care for Poinsettias After the HolidaysAre you wondering if you can keep your holiday poinsettias (Euphorbia pulcherrima) as houseplants rather than throwing them out when Christmas is over and the new year has begun?
Contrary to what you might think, these plants don’t naturally die after the holidays, but they do go through a cycle that we tend to misunderstand at first glance.
After their brightly colored holiday show – produced by colorful modified leaves called bracts, rather than actual flowers – poinsettias go through a period of dormancy, which to us, makes them look dead or dying.
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When poinsettias are finished with their dormant period, if planted outdoors, these tropical natives can thrive as ornamentals and will grow 10-15 feet tall – provided you live in USDA Hardiness Zones 9-11.
For those of us with cold winters, keeping poinsettias as houseplants is definitely an option, though you should be aware that bringing them back to their original color next year will take a little care – a project that will carry you through each season of the year.
Poinsettia Expectations Throughout the SeasonsIn order to get that showy color in your poinsettias year after year, you’ll need to replicate their natural growing conditions.
Poinsettias are native to dry forests in southern Mexico and northern Guatemala where they grow to be large shrubs or small trees.
While these tropical forests are warm all year long and receive large amounts of rainfall and humidity, they go through long dry seasons as well.
Translating these conditions for your home means that the plants like a fairly stable temperature, humid air,
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