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Where should you keep a Poinsetta to stop it wilting?
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The problem often occurs in the transport home rather than where yoiu keep it.
If it gets a nasty shock of a biting wind as you walk across the supermarket car park, that can be enough to make it shed its leaves.
Buy it on a mild day, and protect it as much as possible from big fluctuations in temperature.
If it gets a nasty shock of a biting wind as you walk across the supermarket car park, that can be enough to make it shed its leaves.
Buy it on a mild day, and protect it as much as possible from big fluctuations in temperature.
A lot can depend on where you bought it too. One year purchased a crass one from M & S - should have taken it back but the thought of the long queues there ..........
Poinsettas don't like draughts, over-watering or gas.
They do like a certain amount of time in the dark to prevent the bracts from turning pale. One way to prevent this is by putting a cardboard box over them. Not kidding you John.
Poinsettas don't like draughts, over-watering or gas.
They do like a certain amount of time in the dark to prevent the bracts from turning pale. One way to prevent this is by putting a cardboard box over them. Not kidding you John.