tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post2330791973142287267..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Horde (Euphorbia pulcherrima)mr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-31395879827647601082018-04-10T23:38:20.125-07:002018-04-10T23:38:20.125-07:00I've heard poinsettias are xerophytes, so they...I've heard poinsettias are xerophytes, so they don't seem like they'd be hard to grow all year. I mean, xerophytes are pretty much universally the easy care plants, like cacti or succulents. I'd love to have a stab at growing them year round myself. And yeas, they do seem to drop foliage after blooming since I remember mines dropped it's leaves shortly before being placed Draconiusultamiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449921666913440554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-63746047137571756292017-07-04T00:30:55.715-07:002017-07-04T00:30:55.715-07:00I got one about 5 years ago, which dropped all its...I got one about 5 years ago, which dropped all its leaves and looked quite dead as soon as I got it home. Because I do get lazy, I kept not bothering to chuck it in the trash until about 3 weeks later, I saw tons of leaf buds popping out all over it. It was a pretty if slow-growing foliage plant and did very well in my window (which was on the second floor and right behind a very big tree). When S. S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17922340554746740866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-89083079666610300972012-05-13T03:46:13.297-07:002012-05-13T03:46:13.297-07:00I'm from New Zealand and our climate here is a...I'm from New Zealand and our climate here is about equal to US zone 9, with a max of 26c by summer and down to 0c at night by winter. I've had a Poinsettia in bloom for 6 months now. I keep mine sheltered in a covered porch over summer, but in shade, with well drained soil and kept damp but never wet. They do not like full sun, or being dried out. Peat is crap for them too, they much cupoteacoasthttp://community.webshots.com/user/railexcursionz2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-31702186441250645642010-08-20T15:48:05.426-07:002010-08-20T15:48:05.426-07:00In my experience with poinsettias they need bright...In my experience with poinsettias they need bright indirect light, not lots of sunlight. Here in Florida, Poinsettia do awesome on the north side of a house where they never see direct sunlight. They do drop their leaves if they get too dry. And if you ever want them to turn red again, you have to artificially shorten the length of daylight they get (i.e. bring indoors, or put in a darker Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816037008864296664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-74071025619864505852010-03-30T10:26:11.248-07:002010-03-30T10:26:11.248-07:00Paul:
You wouldn't give a poinsettia being gr...Paul:<br /><br />You wouldn't give a poinsettia being grown indoors full sun?mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-25026230136435304372010-03-30T08:08:56.203-07:002010-03-30T08:08:56.203-07:00REALLY?! I never heard of them demanding tons of ...REALLY?! I never heard of them demanding tons of light. In fact, the ones I've grown only seem to produce in the shade. They do, however, seem to work better in larger pots (terra cotta) with plenty of nitrogen. Bat guano seems perfect.<br /><br />Aside from that, they're ridiculously easy to reproduce from cuttings.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17083803851861243093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-12013588833861512652009-06-17T16:37:11.575-07:002009-06-17T16:37:11.575-07:00I think that this particular Euphorbia is a kind o...I think that this particular Euphorbia is a kind of paradox, because you can find it awfully yellow and near death in a pot with the best conditions, and also it could grow like a tree in a forgotten place near the highway... like I said, a paradox. Or a f*ckin b*tch, it depends on the mood of the gardener.Damnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-81201493174069870822007-10-19T17:14:00.000-07:002007-10-19T17:14:00.000-07:00A buddy of mine use to work for a greenhouse. I s...A buddy of mine use to work for a greenhouse. I still remember his comments about caring for them. It was a bit of a bitch. <BR/><BR/>Only point. I've ever seen grow and rebloom effortlessly was in a neighbor's yard when I lived in Hawaii. Plant was about 6' tall and as wide.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com