The Secret to Keeping Your Poinsettia Alive ALL YEAR 

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I’ve kept mine alive from last year, with really no issues, though I find they need a lot of water, otherwise they tend to droop. I also researched how to get them to bloom again, but that 16 hrs of nighttime kind of threw me 😔 way more commitment than I was expecting. I actually find the normal leaves beautiful even without the colored ones. The soft velvety leaves have a ethereal quality all by themselves 🥰

I have successfully kept mine alive and quite healthy looking since last Christmas although the red has virtually disappeared. Am having trouble working out the schedule for an Australian Christmas though!

I never changed the lighting and mine blooms.

I have had my plant for several years it is still red in May and producing red leaves. I never cut it way back it is huge and bushy in a window with light coming in. I never put it in the dark but of course in winter here in Canada it is dark, The room gets cold in the winter but not freezing and it is beautiful.

**please explain why my plant is so unique** we live in NJ, it's incredibly hot n humid in summer and frigid in winter... I have had the same poinsettia for 6years! It keeps red leaves year round, and I do not treat it any different than any other plant. I've never had to take it away from its sunny window to force it to change color... only problem I've had with her was Xanthomonas leaf spot and I did not kill it or take away from its family, I took the time to save her... I'm sorry to say that my plant has NEVER EVER been put in darkness & she just keeps growing red... I can take a pic of her right now (May/June '24) and she is red! 😂😁

Lord! What did I get myself into!

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I am happy to support poinsettia growers who do this meticulous work! That said, I have a border of poinsettias in an east-facing wall that look great, even when all green. Love the velvety look.

Pay attention. It does not get dark for 16 hours a day in Mexico and I have seen these plants growing 10 feet tall in Ecuador.

hahahaha.I volunteered to take one from an office Christmas party. It's May in the states and it is still alive, but it's amazing to hear how complicated this particular plant is. We'll see if I can get it to live until next winter.

Goodness this sounds complicated. I don't buy them now it seems cruel as they are doomed in my house. Thanks for the info.

I'm so happy that I've managed to keep mine from last year for the first time. As usual all the leaves eventually dropped off after Christmas, however I decided to put it in a south facing window sill to give it a chance and there it's stayed, growing new leaves and now turning red again! I water when it looks a bit droopy but it seems to like it there 😀

Cat owner should be aware that poinsettias are dangerous.

I have had my plant for nearly two years it needs reporting and pruning its September in UK should I do it now in not worried about it turning red for Christmas

If you've clicked on this video then good luck ❤😂😂😂 you'd have more spear time if you fostered 5 ADHD kids and spend a better chance of them surviving

Mine was also about to die after Christmas...lost almost all its leaves. Then i decided to put it next to a window, repotted in cactus soil at the beginning of summer, gave a bit of water every four days, it's become absolutely huge and beautiful now.

Wish i could show u my ponsetia. Its in South Africa and in my home. Doing nothing special and its thriving.

My plant was a gift last Christmas in a tiny 2” pot. It’s almost 2’ tall and gorgeous. I just treat it like my other plants. It doesnt know it’s a poinsettia and requires special care.

Well i stupidly put mine outside and its got root rot i think the roots are just falling apsrt in my hands. I have soaked it with hydrogen peroxide and removed tthe swusihy roots. Its only got a few leaves left on top. It was in a very tightly bound pot which didnt help.

I learned this January to get rid of the aluminum foil wrap and place it in a saucer, water it from the bottom. It was so happy after I did this, and it is in a northwest window. Can you just put a box over it for the 16 hours?

Hello! I just saw this video. I am wondering if I should cut it back to 5". It made it to June. It still has some leaves from when I bought it and new ones.

Mines died of cold can’t afford heating so forget it I just buy one close to Christmas !

Why the leaves are curled? I thought they are naturally curly in nature look good though but when I checked on internet they are normal

Third time is the charm for me. The first 2x I tried to keep my poinsettias, I kept them in a dark place and barely watered them. They are a tropical plant, so they hate that and they died. My current plant is doing great. It lives in my bright sunny sunroom and I water it weekly. I re-potted it and pruned it in April and put rocks at the top of the soil. It is about 74-77F degrees in my house most of the time. My plant is super leafy and happy right now. I may have to put it in my den at night in the winter so the red leaves grow (but not in a closet 24/7 like some people recommend in videos). I can't wait to see how it looks this Christmas.

I love poinsettia plants and mine do last until spring without much attention. I had no idea I could make them flower again so thanks 🙏 for your helpful video. It’s definitely a commitment though 😮

Mine is a combination of 5 different gift plants from 5 different Christmases, each transplanted into the same pot where it has been for about 10 years - it spends its life behind my house receiving afternoon westerly full sunshine in this Deep South zone 8A summer heat. It has never been in a dark area - there is a street light nearby. I only bring it inside when there is risk of a freeze so I know it tolerates cold down to around 40*F. It receives the same watering/fertilizers (I do have it sitting in a drain pan so the water does not all run out) as do my other garden plants. The only “pruning” done was to remove dead or weak branches so it is 5’3” tall and fully blossomed. Why has one become so beautiful and big without all this meticulous effort! I think sometimes we over-do and complicate things. Transplant into a larger pot, water, fertilizer, outside summer heat is all it took.

That's a lot of work! Guess pointsettias will remain a seasonal plant for me.

No need to do anything except keeping it outside and water it I have mine 3 years now and red every year around winter time

I made mine live for over a year now and it’s literally so sturdy. It got full sun in summer and moved with me. Now it’s in a dark, colder kitchen and it’s still going strong, maybe a little sadder looking. Idk I didn’t even try to keep it alive, it just did 🤨

Idk how true this is mine started turning red on its own with an artificial grow light I live in Ohio lol

I have three small Poinsettia, and just this minute, I plunged them into darkness for their first 16-hour nap. They will spend their 8-hour waketime every day under my grow lights. Here we go! 🤞

It is easier to take care of a cat or dog than make this plant flower again! No way! 🤣😁🤣😁

Mythical place in your house…😂😂😂

I got very curious after this video, and saw a small one in the store for _3 euros_ so I just had to see how badly it dies. For starters I put it in my backpack and it was -3°C outside when I walked home, secondly there's next to no light this time of the year. For a plant that wants complete darkness at some point, the requirement to have a lot of light in the christmas time is what I'd call picky. But given that it lives in the opposite side of the world, it's fair. It had dry soil and I was just about to water it when I remembered this video and double checked that it wants dryness.

I’ve kept mine for over a year and is turning into a bush

Nice instructional video. Thank you for sharing. I still have two plants in mid-February. I'd be ready to cut them down in preparation for a new cycle but they have very little to no leaves at the bottom. What should I do about this? Thanks in advance for any help.

Thank you for this video. Pacific Northwest here and we have one still looking snappy and happy in May. It continues to sprout new leaves and I don't have the heart to chop it back now. 😟 Could i start doing the things in October and have any chance of getting color?

I’m not getting something right. I think my poinsettia is dying 😕

The Ideal way too keep a poinsettia for the rest of a year, is to buy it on 30 December.

Hi. I live in australia (victoria). I find your instructions confusing, should I do this all in reverse? since my seasons are opposite ?? 😅 thanks!

Had mine for 5 days and it dropped some leaves so watered it, and it perked up. It's in an East facing window but I move it away at night so it doesn't get too cold at night. It's looking sick this morning. After seeing this video I can't see it surviving in my care😢

🤯😶‍🌫️🤒🤕 to me this plants is a big NO

How do growers get the 16 hrs a day darkness in a green house?

I had mine for 4 years it always has red leaves come up .

Challenge Accepted! I just killed one after 3 days from buying it...:D I didn't know about keeping it warm in transport. I wish you all good luck!

#nope 😂 No way I could keep this alive in USA Florida. I suppose I’ll be buying 2 every Christmas.

What? Mexico has cold climate in various parts of the country. Perhaps in the area where these plants grow but Mexico definitely has a lot of snow cold areas!

I just told my husband this morning "I think I'm going to get a poinsettia this year" ...nevermind 🤣

In march when you repot them, where should we keep them ? Inside outside? Shade full light?

HI, I'm a 3 yr resident of Central florida now. Everything grows so differently down here. It's a whole new growing plants, trees, flowers world down here. I here for it to!😅3 Feb ago in Our new neighbors told us to plant them outside & they will grow. I did it because love that my yard is full if flowers in the winter & No snow. To my pleasant surprise, they grew. No lie, 2 of my P plants have grown 8'-10' tall. It's very unusual, unique & beautiful in a whole different way then I've seen them grow in all of my 63 yrs. It's fun. I don't know why 2 grew so tall & 3 grew short & bushy. Then, when the temps drop to below 50° in Feb, the plants start to brown. Cut down in late March. They start to come back to life in April.. *☆★.*** I bought 2 white poinsettias & 1 red in Nov of 23. Now, June 8, 2024, I left these in their pots. my 2 white P went green around Feb.😂 My red one is still blooming red in June. This is another new thing for me. The poinsettia has thinned out some & the red is not as vibrant. Same Neighbors told me yesterday that I should trim it half the size. Keel it outside in shaded area away from afternoon sun. They said it will put out new growth & bloom red again at Thanksgiving & Christmas time. It kinda freaks me out to cut it back so much. You suggested cutting it back to. Is it to late to cut back? Should I give it fresh soil when I cut it back? Im here to find some advice from a professional. I sure hope you will see this and answer my question 😊 What do you think of my tall skinny poinsettia & them all coming back to life after a month or 2 looking dead? I am facilitated & curious about them.

My plant is looking very healthy now April 19th. Can I still cut it down to 5 inches at this point?

I have one for few years now, they keep flowers for a long time but very small, I don't mind because at least have some red colour

😂😂😂 What a nightmare! I think I’ll buy a new one next Christmas.

The easiest way you can have a beautiful red poinsettia every year….throw away the old one and buy a new one! 😂😂

My fiancé brought one home from work that’s about four feet tall 😭 Going to try to keep it alive as long as possible with my limited window space

I did manage to keep mine alive knowing none of that for over a year now. The boring part is that is plain green all over, no red leaves nor flowers. For this year I’ll brace myself and go along the saga towards red racks for Christmas 2024!

So, I don't get it. If this plant is native to Mexico, how is it that it requires all of this complete darkness and perfect 15C/60F weather? I just don't see it getting that while growing in Mexico.

:( my mum got gifted one and it pretty much died straight away - not sure who told my mum this but she was told that poinsettias love the cold (i guess it's a common myth from it being associated with christmas) and that's why the petals were curling up. Definitely want to try when they come back in stock - I haven't seen them anywhere in shops after Christmas.

Hang on, have I got a plant or have I agreed to raise someone else's child??!

Hi I do not have sunlight in my place can putting a lamp on the plant help maintain it alive?

Thank you for sharing this information. Probably won’t be trying to save mine after seeing your video.

Mine dropped leafs and just had the top ones left so in an experiment I cut them down and it started growing again. 😂

I grew one outside in Bellingen, Australia. It is subtropical, and rains in summer and is cold in winter. The 16 hours of darkness, never happened but it did have red leaves in the Spring.

Oh nice with this I might have success let's watch. Me after this video: oh well.. :( Very interesting to know though. I didn't knew a lot of these things. Especially the requirements for blooming. We had one every Christmas but a few years a go stopped buying them completely because they die anyway. Would be so cool to keep one alive and let it bloom but this is a lot of work and I can't really offer the right temperature and light/darkness.

mine died after 3 years

Too finicky for me.

Great information… totally not worth it 😂😂😂😂😂

Mine always die in the heat of summer anyway

Help! My 2 poinsettias were doing really well. Stupidly I put them in the hall.Too cold. Back inside after 48 hours. They felt dry so l watered them alot. Probably too much. 1 is doing well, a few brackets are brown and curled at the edges, but the overall look is healthy. The other one is completely drooping. Red and green leaves. Is there anything l can do to save it?? Should l repot it?? Thank you for your help.

Hi hi Mr Sheffield dont know yr name how do i get mine to turn red in Trinidad we have sunshine for 8 mnths a year do I store it away from light as well? We in Trinidad have poinsettia trees in our yards growing as well but only the top bracs turn red but i really wld like to try yr suggestion . We here have pink and white and red poinsettias as well. So help if you can thanks i really love the red best. Stay well be safe and God bless yr channel

What a faff! How come outside euphorbias colour beautifully every summer, just growing in the borders? I will still buy one though, like every year! Might even try the performance with a small plant . . .

Screw it lol buying a new one every year 😂

It’s April and mine looks so great and it’s growing new red leaves also the little buds that are on top have excreted clear sweet liquid out of the yellow part of the bud … what is this?

Too much

Aw man! Wish I’d known about you sooner, I missed the chance to cut back, but I’m going to set a timer on my phone for Etta and see how she responds to consistent naps, kudos Mr Sheffield Blessings 💚💜

Mine died twice but miraculously revived again, I have it since last November. But it didn't get the red leaves anymore. Thanks for the video!

Wow! Great info, I now understand why they sell these things every year 😅. Still, going to try and keep my 2 alive. So far they drop leaves like crazy if I don’t water. Seems like they are the huskies of the plant world.

I kept one for years by putting it outside in direct sun over summer ( St.Louis, U S A). No blooms, though.

I didn't give it less water once I started putting it in the dark and now it's suffering from the excess water 😅 plz don't die poinsettia!

I put them outside in spring they grown well and tall

Oh dear, this video found me just in time. I rescued one from the trash and kinda don't know what to do with it bc it was in a pretty bad shape. Let's hope it doesn't die on me.

I’m going to try to keep mine alive. Right now she is doing great. I sing to her every morning and now will make sure to give her more Sun. Looks like I was doing everything right except for the indirect Sunlight for 6 hours part.

lol , i know of that blackout , but i dont know how people keep up with it , i rather it stay alive and green , and yea its growing in a tropical climate

I'd rather just buy new instead of moving it in and out for 2 months.

I bought two, one died on me two months ago, after blooming green leafs and the other is dying now, shredding all leafs left and yellowing, i live in Cairo Egypt, very sunny and hot weather, i never trimmed or fertilized it, what should i do to save my plant before it's too late?

The Beautiful But Highly Complicated Poinsetta😳🥺🤭

For the first time ever my last year’s poinsettia survived the whole year and is still growing vigorously. No idea why. It’s been in a spot no other houseplant has ever survived and it’s been there for the full 12 months. North facing windowsill next to kitchen sink. Small outdoor air vent above it open all year except when outdoor temperature is at freezing or below. It was repotted in the summer, but hasn’t had any plant food. Just a little water when completely dry. It’s getting red bracks even though it doesn’t have total darkness for 16 hours.

Just got one last night 🌙 thanks for this video 🙂

I exposed my plant to the cold. 😢 the leaves look sad and I’m trying to make it look alive.

All I have ever done is water it once a week and I have a damn tree 😂

I'm going to try this. We'll see how long it lasts before I give up 😜

What's even more difficult with these dang plants is trying to make them bloom for Christmas in SUMMER. Plant sellers here in Aus grow poinsettias in such ludacris conditions opposite to the actual seasons to force Winter growth in the height of Summer. Then you buy the plant and bring it home and all the leaves fall off within a week. :)) I managed to keep my poinsettia alive after Christmas and halfway through this year until it randomly died. They're not available in nurseries here yet but I'm gonna try again this year to keep one alive for as long as I can.

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Here to learn. . . . . . . .

… or, you can just buy a new one next year for £3 from Tesco…😂

I have mine for 5 years is in my garden and gets red starting middle of december

It's always interesting to read the title and see what plant it is about. In Finland Poinsettia is called "Christmas star". I suppose it's a fitting name. And there's no way to follow this guide without specifically planning for such circumstances over here :D I assume this one is the showcase of the skill of a gardener.

Thanks for pointing out why my poinsettias always do so well and then mid-to-late summer tend to be put on plant hospice. My home is WAY too hot for the poor things.

Yeah this one is beyond me! i enjoyed the info but no thanks. Poinsettias wont be getting into this house. To those of you that have done or are going to try this i take my hat off to you.