Poinsettias bloom when the days get shorter. The colorful “flowers” of poinsettias are actually modified leaves called “bracts.” Poinsettias grow well in moist soil and temperatures between 65 and 70 ...

Impress folks at Christmas dinner this year when you share facts about poinsettias. Discover the past and present of this ...

If left unpinched, the poinsettia will grow tall and spindly. By mid-August, the stems should have branched and leafed out. Once again, pinch or cut the new stems, leaving three to four leaves on ...

Poinsettias are widely grown Christmas houseplants. Once their bright colours fade they are usually thrown away as it's easy and cheap to buy another one, but it can be fun to grow them on so that ...

Growing new poinsettia plants from seeds is a little trickier and slower, but it's still a perfectly possible way to expand your collection of Christmas plants. 'To propagate poinsettias using seeds, ...

With their bright red, pink or white leaves, poinsettias herald the approach of the holiday season. In the U.S., we grow poinsettias as indoor potted plants, most in heated greenhouses, but you might ...

Get it right and you can keep your poinsettia alive indoors right through to next Christmas. 'Poinsettias are fascinating plants. Given the opportunity and the right conditions, they can grow 13 feet ...

Larry Maas from Maas Floral & Greenhouse in Sturgeon Bay says the red poinsettia is still the color of choice, despite the growing interest in blue and multi-dyed plants. Play Audio Maas ...