I have a Poinsettia plant that was given me last Christmas. How do I make it bloom again this Christmas?

Dear jj, It's too late for this Christmas. You have to begin the controlled periods of darkness and periods of light each day at the end of Sept or early Oct. Keep it green and next year around the beginning of Sept ask the same question and you'll learn how to do it. So if you want one with color this year buy one or hint strongly to your significant other that you want one.

I have a Poinsettia plant that was given me last Christmas. How do I make it bloom again this Christmas?
If you obtain a poinsettia for your home, place it near a sunny window where it will have the most available sunlight. A window that faces south, east or west is better than one facing north. Do not let any part of the plant touch the cold windowpane because this may injure it.





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To keep the plant in bloom, maintain it at a temperature of 65 to 70 degrees F during the daylight hours and, if possible, move it to a cooler place at night. Because root rot disease is more prevalent at temperatures below 60 degrees F, do not put the poinsettia in a room colder than this. Avoid exposing the plant to hot or cold drafts, which may cause premature leaf drop.
Reply:if it isn't a plant thet reblooms year after year, you would have had to collect seeds from it last year. Otherwise u have to get a new 1...srry
Reply:Poinsettias bloom in response to shortening exposure to light. There are formulas to follow -- putting them in darkened closet for x number of hours. My experiment was not that successful. "Life is simple -- pay up" is a motto that applies perfectly in this case: We buy a new one every year. If you are really wanting to go through the effort, check the site below.





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Reply:Depends on where you live. I live in Southern California and have one planted in our front yard. It's green during spring and summer, then come winter, instead of green leaves, you have bright red ones come out. It's either the shortening of the days or the lowering of the temperature. Either way, nature makes that plant do it on her own.