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How to Grow and Care for Poinsettia Plants
12.06.2023 - 01:09 / gardenerspath.com / Kristina HicksHamblin
How to Grow and Care for Poinsettia Plants Euphorbia pulcherrimaYears ago, when I worked in a plant nursery, I wasn’t crazy about taking care of the poinsettias at Christmastime.
I found them to be a bit fussy, and was always worried about breaking their seemingly fragile leaves off the stems while I watered.
My feelings of slight resentment towards them changed though, when my boss told me to pick one out to take home – the first poinsettia I would care for as my own.
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And in the decades since, my perspective on these plants has truly changed. They’ve earned my respect, and I’ve come to see them not as fussy, finicky plants but as prime examples of the beauty of biodiversity.
In fact, in some ways, poinsettias are quite resilient. Their strange growth habit, with its period of sparse-looking dormancy, serves as a good reminder that just because things might look bad now, that doesn’t mean a new period of vitality and beauty isn’t just around the corner.
Beyond such metaphysical meditations, poinsettias quite literally brighten up the dark winter months spent indoors.
Since they start to show off their colors at the same time as the days grow increasingly short and dark in the Northern Hemisphere, they can bring cheer into your life – no matter what you are celebrating at the end of the year.
Poinsettias are probably one of the most colorful plants you can grow indoors, and although we tend to consider them chiefly to be a (perhaps disposable) part of the holiday decor, it’s important to remember that they are alive and need caretaking, just like other houseplants.
I’m going to provide you with a guide to caring for
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