Do poinsettias only grow in winter?

how do you keep them alive?

Do poinsettias only grow in winter?
No they can grow all year round even after it has flowered, but it requires alot of sunlight and is a tough plant to raise.
Reply:Poinsettias are a perennial plant in warmer climates. If you live in an area with frost the plant needs to indoors during that weather. They do not tolerate any frost at all, or cold drafts. Cold drafts make them frail and grow poorly.



After the Christmas holiday your poinsettia will slow in growth,. I prune mine and it gets a second wind. You can set it out in the summer and bring it back in in the fall.



The poinsettia needs a resting period and if you want it to regain its pretty red or white leaves, it needs total darkness.



I wrote an article on poinsettias that you can read here Denise

http://thegardenersrake.com/indoor-plant...
Reply:Poinsettias grow year round. The "flowers" are actually called bracts and they are the leaves of the plant changing color much like the leaves outside in the fall. The flowers are actually the little yellow center of what we consider the bloom. The period of darkness they require is what causes the color change. I have never tried to get them to color up. After Christmas I cut back any growth that is ugly or faded and keep them watered. During the summer they sit out on my deck and become these beautiful dark green little shrubs. My friend plants hers out in the garden but we are in Zone 6 so they don't survive the winter outside. I bring mine inside in the fall and treat them as a houseplant over the winter.
Reply:They can grow year round but they only turn red in the cold they bloom white otherwise. My mom used to have one in her dining room.



Wiki says that it needs a long period of dark to bloom (like 2 months) %26amp; that its hard to get them to bloom after you buy them...



mom's dining must have been dark!!!
Reply:No actually they are a zone 8 and above plant and go dormant. At least my friends in CA did every year.
Reply:Poinsettias are actually tropical plants that are native to the warmer southwestern U.S. climates and Mexico.



Check out http://gardenersnet.com/flower/poinset.h...



for care and maintenance.
Reply:i don't think so, but i don't know how to make them grow.