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poinsettia

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• Our poinsettia from over a year ago is in the ground and now about four feet tall.
  — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2024
• If the soil is dry to the touch, your poinsettia needs water.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2025
• Avoid placing your poinsettia in your home near a cold draft or a heater.
  — Lauren David, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2025
• But of course, the flowers of the poinsettia aren’t red at all.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 18 Dec. 2021
• Some plants, such as lilies and poinsettias, can be toxic to dogs and cats.
  — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
• To be safe, keep poinsettias away from small children and pets.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Nov. 2025
• Then, treat yourself to a fresh poinsettia next year.
  — Lynn Coulter, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2025
• Water a poinsettia when the top of the soil just becomes dry.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Nov. 2025
• Follow these rules to keep the red on the poinsettias and the green in your wallet.
  — Carmen Wong Ulrich, Good Housekeeping, 15 Nov. 2011
• Move the poinsettia to an out-of-the-way spot with low light exposure.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2025
• Two poinsettias are planted outside in the ground at our home.
  — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2023
• Click here for directions on how to care for your poinsettia plants.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
• To keep them looking their best, poinsettias need bright light and even moisture.
  — Janet B. Carson, arkansasonline.com, 11 Dec. 2023
• Whiteflies are the most common pest that might harm your poinsettias.
  — Lynn Coulter, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2025
• Protect poinsettias on the way home.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Nov. 2025
• Like poinsettias and mums, these plants flower under short days.
  — Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2026
• Another key to poinsettia longevity is to keep the plant out of warm or cold drafts.
  — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Dec. 2017
• For some people, a live poinsettia and a red-plaid sofa pillow will do the trick.
  — oregonlive, 9 Dec. 2022
• As the days get even longer and the poinsettias grow up above the shrubs, new shoots should return to the normal green.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 7 June 2019
• This is where Paul Ecke grew his famed poinsettias that were sold worldwide.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
• Trim back 4 to 6 inches of new poinsettia growth to keep the plants compact.
  — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 26 May 2018
• No, poinsettias are not poisonous, but their milky sap can cause mild discomfort.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Nov. 2025
• With any luck, this will encourage the poinsettia to produce new growth.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2025
• My poinsettia is dropping leaves.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Nov. 2025
• Keep your poinsettia well away from drafty windows and doors, heating vents, and fireplaces.
  — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2025
• The first was a photo of a guitar next to a fire and Christmas poinsettia.
  — Nell Scovell, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2023
• The same symptoms occur if a cat ingests or comes in contact with poinsettia sap.
  — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2022
• Each poinsettia pot comes wrapped in shiny red holiday paper.
  — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Nov. 2025
• There are the same leggy poinsettia and the same trees of pink and yellow hibiscus.
  — Alice Bolin, Los Angeles Magazine, 26 June 2018
• So in the case of a poinsettia plant, those pops of colors are actually leaves.
  — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 4 Nov. 2020