Re: poinsettias

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• Subject: Re: poinsettias
• From: C* A* <c*@alum.mit.edu>
• Date: Thu, 08 Jan 1998 12:25:24 -0800
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According to the book _Crockett's_Indoor_Garden_, by James Crockett:

To get a poinsetta to bloom again:
When the bracts fade, cut the plant back and repot.
Starting around Sept. 21 and continuing through the end of October, 
give 9-10 hours of bright indirect or sunny light and 14-15 hours of 
COMPLETE dark, with night temp about 65 degrees.  if the routine is
broken
or they are not given complete dark, the plant will refuse to bud.  
Once the buds form (by the first of November), and the plant can be
brought back to its normal spot in the house.

-C.

Heather Grant wrote:
> 
> Poinsettias need dark nights in the fall to turn red (I believe it is about
> 12 hours).  People use dark closets or cover them to achieve this.  Normal
> light and water during the day.
> 
> Around here it is too cold to keep them outdoors year round.  Many people
> put the plant out for the summer (keep it in the pot).  Then they bring it
> inside in the fall and cover it every night.
> 
>         Heather

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