By Gardenfan
United Kingdom
I have a poinsettia plant that has survived since last Christmas. Tt is thriving except that the new leaves are green. What can I do to make them grow red?
- 12 Oct, 2015
By Gardenfan
United Kingdom
I have a poinsettia plant that has survived since last Christmas. Tt is thriving except that the new leaves are green. What can I do to make them grow red?
Nothing now, not in time for Christmas anyway. Article below in the Daily Mail with Monty advising what must be done to achieve new red bracts
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/gardening/article-1083884/Ask-Monty-How-I-poinsettias-leaves-turn-red-Christmas.html
I've just put mine in the bin - it survived even with 4 red bracts still left on it, but I couldn't be bothered to go to the performance required to get it to flower and produce red bracts again, specially when they're only a couple of quid in Waitrose/Tesco wherever.
12 Oct, 2015