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I love Poinsettia and for me Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without at least one; this year I’ve got four! My four poinsettia are arranged on a deep windowsill in red pots surrounded by a green swag which is covered in red fairy lights – it looks amazing!<\/p>\n
These days this deciduous shrub is produced in vast quantities and are usually quite small and bushy;\u00a0ideal for Christmas displays. The red bracts should last for up to six months, depending on the growing conditions. Try to position them in a bright room away from direct sunlight and draughts. To keep them going as long as possible let them dry out then give them a good watering, mist occasionally to promote a humid atmosphere.<\/p>\n
The modern Poinsettia is\u00a0produced to last about six months but if you want to try to make your poinsettia turn red for next Christmas following these steps:<\/p>\n
February or March<\/strong>: Late spring or early Summer<\/strong>: Early October<\/strong>: <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I love Poinsettia and for me Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without at least one; this year I’ve got four! My four poinsettia are arranged on a deep windowsill in red pots surrounded by a green swag which is covered in red fairy lights – it looks amazing! These days this deciduous shrub is produced in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1637],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-416","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-flowers-and-plants","7":"czr-hentry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=416"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15608,"href":"https:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416\/revisions\/15608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nCut the plant back to 4-6 inches. This will encourage the plant to produce new growth and bush out. Stop it getting too “leggy” by pinching out the tips.<\/p>\n
\nRe-pot into a slightly larger pot and continue to pinch out the tips. Through the summer keep it outdoors or in a bright room away from direct sunlight, fertilise every two weeks.<\/p>\n
\nPlace your poinsettia into a totally dark cool place for at least 12 hours a day to encourage flowering and for bracts to turn red. Continue this routine until mid December when the flowers should have formed and the bracts should be a lovely bright red. Then all you need to do is enjoy your plant.<\/p>\n