Poinsettia plant.....?

how can i take care of it at home..? n how to treat it..?

Poinsettia plant.....?
Poinsettia need Indirect, filtered light when you first bring them home for the holidays.


Put your poinsettias in a place protected from both warm and cold drafts. Don't put them in direct sunlight. Your plants need INDIRECT sunlight for at least six hours per day; if direct sun can't be avoided, diffuse the light with a shade or sheer curtain. Ideally poinsettias thrive at a daytime temperature between 60 and 70 degrees. Nighttime temperature of about 55 degrees is ideal. Keeping the temperature low at night will lengthen the plant’s life, but don't expose the plant to temperature below 50 degrees.


To prolong the bright color of the bracts, temperatures should not exceed 72°F. during the day or 60°F. at night.





Check the soil daily and keep the plant in a well-drained pot. Water the plant thoroughly when the soil surface is dry to the touch, but make sure you drain excess water from the saucer. Always remove a plant from any decorative container before watering and allow to drain completely before replacing it.





Avoid under- and overwatering. "If you don’t water enough, the plant will wilt and the lower leaves will drop off. Overwatering will cause the roots to rot and the lower leaves to turn yellow and fall off. Root rot is likely if the pot has no drainage holes in the bottom. If it has no holes, make some... If it has holes but they’re covered by foil, either poke holes in the foil or remove it."


http://www.canr.msu.edu/berrien/homehort...





They go through a cycle of growth... then rest.





In late December, or when the leaves begin to drop, get the plant ready for a dormant (resting) period. Decrease the watering %26amp; when the leaves drop... cut the stems back to about two or three growth buds or “eyes”. Store the poinsettia plant in a cool place like a basement.





In late spring when the danger of frost is over bring your poinsettia out of its dormancy by watering deeply and setting the plant in a bright, sunny place outdoors. Or repot it using fresh soil, water it, %26amp; put it on a patio or protected spot. Trim new shoots sprouting from the stems to only three or four shoots. Give the plant a little fertilizer two or three times a year during its growing season.


http://plantsbulbs.suite101.com/article....





Bring them indoors in the fall before it frosts. Beginning in September,keep them at 50 degrees and in total darkness (in a closet) for 14-15 hours per day.





Around Thanksgiving, you'll notice your plant turning leafy %26amp; the colors returning. Bring them back out into filtered sunlight and thoroughly water it again.


http://www.thegardenhelper.com/Poinsetti...





Good Luck! Merry Christmas! Hope this helps.
Reply:First off, you need to keep it damp, but not wet, and in bright light. Keep it away from heating ducts and drafts because the ideal temperature is 60-70 degrees F. Also do NOT plant them in the ground. If any leafs are dead or are dieing, remove them. Just to let you know also, the plants are not edible but are not poisonous either.


I hope this helps!
Reply:when soil is dry water it give it lots of love.keep it in cool dry place in direct sunlight.