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Gardening

kurtzapril4

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4. Poinsettias are all clones....

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Sun Jan 6, 2013, 09:13 AM

Jan 2013

I'm pretty sure they're all grown from cuttings. Also, as someone mentioned above, it is a PITA to get them to re-flower. Requires periods of total darkness, etc.

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Poinsettias - have you had luck keeping them going? [View all] hedgehog Jan 2013 OP

Never. Not once. eom Purveyor Jan 2013 #1

Every year I used to gather up all the poinsettias Curmudgeoness Jan 2013 #2

They are pretty fussy - some info below NRaleighLiberal Jan 2013 #3

Poinsettias are all clones.... kurtzapril4 Jan 2013 #4

It's easy. Puglover Feb 2013 #5

I just let mine flower in the late summer like it wants to. BlueToTheBone Apr 2013 #7

Southern California -- I see them in other people's yards, but have never kept one alive JDPriestly Mar 2013 #6