Friday, November 18, 2011

How could you get a pointsetta/poinsettia to flower in june?

This a question for my ap bio class and i have no idea how to answer it. I looked up info on it and know that it needs 12 hrs of darkness and 60-70 F temp. Shouldnt the answer be to just let it have 12 hrs of darkness, then light, and raise the thermostat in your house to 65F??

How could you get a pointsetta/poinsettia to flower in june?
1) why did you give an incorrect and then correct spelling of poinsettia in your question?





2) Yes, and by darkness they mean complete and utter darkness. You would need to maintain the 60-70 F throughout the darkness period. This is what green houses do in the winter to get poinsettias ready for christmas.


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