two months late and scraggly

My poinsettia enters its second year

I had given up on getting a poinsettia to repeat its beautiful colors after the first holiday season.  This year I did it but I'm not quite sure how it happened.  It was such a beautiful bushy green plant after the red leaves had disappeared that I kept it inside until summer and then put it outside.  When the danger of frost threatened in late autumn, it was still a nice green plant so I brought it inside and gave it plant food with every watering.  It didn't make it for the Christmas season but about January 15 we began to see some pinkish leaves appearing--and then more and more until today this is the way it looks, not as lush and full as its first incarnation but certainly a colorful addition to our table.  If it lasts until summer we may try for a third season.

Comments

[Ewa]

Hi, I discovered your blog while searching for photo of poinsettia, that is older than 1 year, means maintained at home after Christmas. Yours is very beautiful! I love it! I would like to ask your permission to use this picture on my blog. I just placed the picture in my post - giving live link to your blog - you may see it as I linked it to my name. I hope it will be OK for you. In case you don't agree, I will remove the picture according to your wish. BTW - how is your poinsettia - do you still have it? I'd like to reveal the secret of leaves selfcoloring. Poinsettia needs a period of minimum 6 weeks with the day shorter that 8 hours, which naturally happens starting from beginning of December, so mid of Jan color change can be seen. Have a nice Sunday! Ewa