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January 5, 2007 By Carole

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And the age old question is: what do we do with the poinsettia now that Christmas is over?

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  1. Karen says

    January 5, 2007 at 6:41 am

    Very pretty! I have the same color one on my dining room table, dropping leaves every time I walk by it.

  2. Manise says

    January 5, 2007 at 7:04 am

    I nurture mine until the leaves drop, looks unsightly and then toss it. I used to try and resurrect it for the following year, but it never looked very good. The white leaves against the blushing ones is beautiful.

  3. Carol says

    January 5, 2007 at 7:22 am

    Plant it! You’ll get goegeous dark green in the summer and by November, well, you know. OMG is it Friday?!

  4. Jessica says

    January 5, 2007 at 7:44 am

    Apparently take pretty pictures of it for the blog. 🙂

  5. PumpkinMama says

    January 5, 2007 at 7:50 am

    Very pretty! Sounds like you can plant it, but I’d have thought you’d need to be higher than zone 6 to pull that off. With this winter it might just work though.

  6. margene says

    January 5, 2007 at 7:52 am

    If it still is that beautiful then enjoy it…if not throw the sucker out!

  7. Kim says

    January 5, 2007 at 7:58 am

    I’m with Margene…..enjoy it while you can and then toss it.

  8. Kathy says

    January 5, 2007 at 8:00 am

    Can’t offer any wisdom other than to enjoy!

  9. Dawn says

    January 5, 2007 at 8:24 am

    Sort of like “what do we do with the Easter Lily after Easter?” I commiserate with you. TGIF!

  10. Norma says

    January 5, 2007 at 8:34 am

    Yeah, what Margene said. I’ve tried and tried and tried and TRIED to keep them alive — all for naught. Well, I can keep them alive, but to bring them back to flower? It’s impossible, without a commercial greenhouse, sad to say. Just chuck it when it loses its bracts.

  11. Jan says

    January 5, 2007 at 8:36 am

    That is the age old question, isn’t it? They’re so gorgeous when you bring them into the house during the holiday season but start grating on your nerves after New Year’s. I usually keep mine around until mid-January…when I finally get over the *but they’re perfectly good plants* feeling and give them the heave-ho.
    Your white one may have longer staying power. It’s a beauty.

  12. Alison says

    January 5, 2007 at 8:45 am

    Gorgeous!

  13. Lucia says

    January 5, 2007 at 8:50 am

    For some reason the white ones seem to last longer. I’m sure there’s a ton of advice online on how to recycle them, year after year, all of which I for one will continue to ignore in favor of Margene’s wise words.

  14. Robin says

    January 5, 2007 at 9:09 am

    I’ve kept one for 4 years now…It’s A LOT of work but with a little TLC you’ll never have to buy another! Yes, all the leaves will drop but keep the soil damp to the touch (not soaking) in the spring cut it back by 1/3, put it outside. It’ll turn the most beautiful green. Treat it like any other plant. When the nights begin to cool bring it inside. Then…every October 1 I put in in my darkroom (or you can use a dark closet) for 16 hours…midday I give it light until the sun goes down then back in the closet it goes…by Dec. 1 the color will start to show and you can see the buds of the flower appearing…once this begins you don’t have to give it any darkness anymore. By Christmas you have a beautiful Poinsettia. Just don’t overwater…they don’t like their feet wet!

    Otherwise…do as the others stated enjoy it then pitch it!

  15. liz says

    January 5, 2007 at 9:15 am

    Enjoy then pitch. I have a black thumb anyway, and they are sooo fiddly to deal with. I can’t plant it in the yard, because it’s poisonous to pets and children. Ergo, it went out with the trash yesterday.

  16. Chris says

    January 5, 2007 at 9:35 am

    If you want to try to keep it, check out the advice at http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/poinsettia/reflowering.html

    It sounds like keeping it going isn’t a big issue but rebloom is. And according to the instructions there, the trick is to keep the plant in total darkness long enough every night, covering it with a paper bag from 5 pm to 8 am if need be, starting the end of September through Dec. 15.

    I may just try for rebloom this year.

  17. Vicki says

    January 5, 2007 at 9:42 am

    Oh, it’s beautiful. Keep it ’til it’s not. ; )

  18. Martha says

    January 5, 2007 at 9:52 am

    I’m putting mine in the basement for storage. It’s fake 😉

  19. Judy says

    January 5, 2007 at 10:01 am

    If you have a spare room or a place where you don’t turn the lights on every evening, you can keep it there. The timing of the natural light in the north is perfect. Yes, put it outdoors in the spring, and basically, the best thing is to ignore it. Don’t over water. BTW, I have just finished throwing away hundreds of them. I do hate doing it.

  20. Karen says

    January 5, 2007 at 10:24 am

    Yes, you can plant it outside. Yes, you can keep it indoors and get it to flower again by using the steps Robin posted. I’ve never done that myself, but my grandfather was a florist and I know that is the only way to get them to flower for a second year. 🙂 I would try it myself if I had remembered to buy a poinsettia this year.

  21. Karen says

    January 5, 2007 at 10:29 am

    I usually kill mine long before Christmas so I don’t have any good advice here. 🙂 Happy weekend…almost.

  22. Laurie says

    January 5, 2007 at 10:37 am

    Consider it a challenge and see how long you can keep it alive.

  23. Chris says

    January 5, 2007 at 10:44 am

    Take it in to work?

  24. Miss T says

    January 5, 2007 at 11:14 am

    I’m going to try to keep mine this year. Fingers crossed.

  25. Teyani says

    January 5, 2007 at 11:20 am

    I love them too – but I just hate pitching perfectly good plants. If you know anybody in Florida, you could mail it to them – they grow beautifully there outside all year round.

  26. Deb says

    January 5, 2007 at 11:29 am

    We stare longingly at them and remember what a wonderful time Christmas was??

  27. Imbrium says

    January 5, 2007 at 12:04 pm

    I doubt I would be able to keep one alive long enough to wonder what to do with it after Christmas. 🙂 We don’t get poinsettias because the cats chew on everything, and that would be BAD. I have one (half-dead) houseplant that I had to put in a very odd spot (which is contributing to its half-dead state) to keep the cats from eating it.

  28. Kristi aka Fiber Fool says

    January 5, 2007 at 12:33 pm

    I think my MIL usual keeps hers. I don’t know what her regime is except that I think it involves cutting back and a dark cool room until spring…

  29. Lark says

    January 5, 2007 at 12:45 pm

    Since I think that as I look at them in the stores at Thanksgiving, I wouldn’t know. Just don’t give it to anyone with young children! It’s poisonous! The Garden Club?

  30. JessaLu says

    January 5, 2007 at 12:56 pm

    I’ve never had a poinsettia of my own so I can’t give you any advice from experience…however, it sounds like a lot of work to try to get it to flower again…I’d be tossing it…if it were me.

  31. Rachel H says

    January 5, 2007 at 1:38 pm

    My Dad’s had one in his office he’s kept alive for years. Damn thing’s starting to look like a bush. Can’t remember if it’s rebloomed though. I’ll have to ask him.

  32. Susan says

    January 5, 2007 at 2:16 pm

    Beautiful!!

  33. Holly says

    January 5, 2007 at 2:57 pm

    Try to keep it alive, or give it to someone who feels up to the challenge. I saw one once at a friend’s house the size of a small bush. It wasn’t blooming at the time but looked really interesting all the same. By the way, you are a fabulous photographer. I always enjoy your Friday Eye Candy.

  34. Beth says

    January 5, 2007 at 3:21 pm

    Just don’t overwater it and it will last for years.

  35. Tracey in Mi says

    January 5, 2007 at 3:39 pm

    We have a fine and long lasting tradition in our home…. it is likewise- a tradition we carry out without thought or planning…we kill them. Enough said.;)

  36. Cookie says

    January 5, 2007 at 4:24 pm

    It’s very pretty.

    Too big to flush? Half heartedly try to keep it alive, but expect it to die. ;^)

  37. Debi says

    January 5, 2007 at 4:35 pm

    We planted one outside one year and within a month it was dinner for the biggest, greenest, creepiest catipillars I ever saw…EWWWWW!

  38. Birdsong says

    January 5, 2007 at 4:50 pm

    An amazing photo! Aren’t you feeling a little sad seeing all the Christmas decorations disappear? Have a great weekend.

  39. --Deb says

    January 5, 2007 at 6:23 pm

    That’s an easy question in our house–we never have Poinsettias in the first place. Poisonous to dogs, you know! (Not that most of our dogs have been likely to chew on the plants, but why take chances?) Great picture, though.

  40. Dipsy D. says

    January 5, 2007 at 6:56 pm

    Enjoy it as long as it lasts!

  41. Cynthia says

    January 6, 2007 at 10:15 am

    Growing up in Florida meant planting the poinsettas each spring. Eventually, we had a hedge along the side of the house, over six feet tall in many areas. Since moving to CT, I find they aren’t the biggest fans of being planted.

    They make lovely mulch, you know.

  42. sandy says

    January 6, 2007 at 10:37 am

    You do what generations of families have done. Let it croak!
    :)x0

  43. Laurie says

    January 6, 2007 at 1:11 pm

    I’m a “how do I keep it alive?” person, too.

    When you’re done with it, put it in a dark plastic bag in the basement. Cool and dark. Water just a bit only when bone dry. Take it out when you want it to start growing again and put in partial light until it’s used to it. Then full light and treat as normal.

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  44. Emily says

    January 7, 2007 at 2:27 pm

    I plant mine. They do pretty well – we don’t get hard freezes often.

  45. Kirsten says

    January 7, 2007 at 7:07 pm

    It is such a beautiful pointsetta, I’d continue to enjoy it for awhile – and you’ve preserved it so well in the photo!

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