{"id":2435,"date":"2011-12-23T12:28:43","date_gmt":"2011-12-23T17:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=2435"},"modified":"2011-12-23T12:28:43","modified_gmt":"2011-12-23T17:28:43","slug":"new-poinsettia-varieties-makes-holiday-bright","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2011\/12\/23\/new-poinsettia-varieties-makes-holiday-bright\/","title":{"rendered":"New Poinsettia Varieties Make Your Holidays Bright"},"content":{"rendered":"
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'Miro' poinsettia<\/p><\/div>\n

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Poinsettia is a gift\u00a0which\u00a0keeps on giving. Many gardeners save and nurture their plant to \u00a0re-bloom again over the next winter holiday season. By early February the plant has likely dropped most of its bottom\u00a0leaves and flower bracts. Cut back the\u00a0bare stems\u00a0by two-thirds and don\u2019t be concerned about the oozing white sap. Care for the poinsettia as a house plant (watering and fertilizing) and provide light from a home window with eastern or southern exposure.<\/div>\n
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In mid to late March repot into a\u00a0container,\u00a01 \u2013 1 \u00bd times larger. Move the plant outdoors on warm spring days when temps are above 50\u00b0F and back indoors\u00a0on cool\u00a0nights. The plant\u00a0will\u00a0spend most of the\u00a0spring and all summer outdoors where it will easily double\u00a0or triple in size\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0regular watering and fertilizing.\u00a0Cutback the shoot tips once or twice during the summer to\u00a0increase branching.<\/div>\n
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In early fall, your poinsettia moves back indoors on cool evenings\u00a0(below 50\u00b0F)\u00a0and\u00a0kept isolated in a room which is not lighted in the evening hours. Poinsettia requires 6 weeks of uninterrupted 12- hour nights to initiate flowers and colorful bracts. The plant receives adequate light during the daytime hours and watering and feeding continues.<\/div>\n
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By mid-November, small flower buds form and the upper leaves (bracts) begin to color up and increase in size. By\u00a0the next winter holiday season your poinsettia will decorate your home once again.<\/div>\n
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'Winter Rose' poinsettia<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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