How To Keep Poinsettias Alive Indoors

Wash leaves gently with warm water.

How to keep poinsettias alive indoors. Slowly decrease its water intake around the month of april. Cut all the stems. I have 2 poinsettias that ive been able to keep alive and blooming for 3 years. They prefer to be watered by being placed in a basin of.

Dont let the soil dry out. Keep the temperature between 600 and 700f and watch out for chilly windowsif your plant is too close to one the cold can damage the leaves. How to keep your poinsettias alive this year 1. Basic poinsettia gardening 1.

However if you find a plant that keeps looking healthy after its dropped. This is a very critical step in which it might die due to it. I live in western montana so they stay inside in a southern window until about late june early july. Maintain a room temperature between 65 to 70 degrees.

Probably the majority of poinsettias have dropped all their flowers and most of their leaves within 2 or 3 weeks of purchase. Start with a healthy poinsettia plant. Inspect the plant for bugs most plants wont show bugs in the greenhouse but they will show up after about two weeks. Poinsettias do not like to be watered from the top down.

Keep poinsettias in the sun. Move the poinsettia to a larger container. While the plant is soaking up water this is the best time to remove any damaged leaves and debris on the soil level. The cache pot will help with raising the humidity too which poinsettias appreciate.

Return to a draft free sunny window indoors. Simply stick it in a closet or cover with a large box every evening and then return the plant to its sunny window during the remainder part of the day. Place the plant in a cool. With correct care 6 8 weeks is not unusual.

Higher temps will shorten a plants life. If you want to keep over that particular plant several applications of soapy water to the plant and potting soil. Place a layer of small rocks on the bottom of the larger container to help with drainage. Poinsettias are tropical plants so adequate lighting and temperature are essential for.

Sometime in may repot the poinsettia in a bigger container. Begin keeping your poinsettia in complete darkness for about 12 14 hours from the first part of october until thanksgiving or an 8 to 10 week period. Cut growth back to approximately a 6 to 8 height in spring using hand pruners. Continue to water your poinsettia like you would any other plant.

Punch holes in the bottom foil cover so that water can drain into a saucer. How to care for poinsettias step 1. The ideal indoor temperature range is 600f 150c to 700f 210c.