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

Mon Mar 4, 2013, 01:45 PM

Mar 2013

in the open. Sad. I love the big ones.

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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