My Poinsettia is Flowering

@just4him (303392)
Green Bay, Wisconsin
February 7, 2019 3:34pm CST
I've had this poinsettia for two years now and while in the living room a few minutes ago staring out the window at a wonderful sight, for now, snow coming down, I saw red on my poinsettia plant. Turning it for a closer look, I saw it had flowering leaves and it looks like there will be a few more as well. I didn't know it would ever bloom again, so this was a complete surprise to me. Have you had poinsettia plants past Christmas? I've brought this particular plant back from the dead a few times, and now it's really leafing out a lot. It gives me hope for my other poinsettia, I bought last year. In another year that one too will bloom. I first noticed this plant didn't die like the others I've had, so I kept watering it and now, two years later, it's blooming. Totally awesome! In other news, the ice has come to an end for Green Bay and now it's all snow, and it's really coming down hard. This one just might be packing snow. How are things with you? Thanks for reading.
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@JohnRoberts (109865)
• Los Angeles, California
7 Feb 19
I have a poinsettia on the patio.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
7 Feb 19
That's awesome.
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@DianneN (246452)
• United States
7 Feb 19
That is a pleasant surprise! Enjoy it and your snow!
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@DianneN (246452)
• United States
7 Feb 19
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
7 Feb 19
I am. Thank you.
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@LadyDuck (454979)
• Switzerland
8 Feb 19
Poinsettia grow very tall where the weather is mild, I remember the poinsettias on the south of France were really tall.
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@LadyDuck (454979)
• Switzerland
8 Feb 19
@just4him Here we cannot put them outside.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
8 Feb 19
@LadyDuck I can't here either.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
8 Feb 19
This one is definitely growing. I don't know what I'll do if it keeps expanding the way it is. The other one is doing well also.
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@wolfgirl569 (93556)
• Marion, Ohio
7 Feb 19
I dont buy them because of my pets.
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@wolfgirl569 (93556)
• Marion, Ohio
8 Feb 19
@just4him Cats can be worse and I have some of those in too.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
8 Feb 19
@wolfgirl569 My son had a cat while he lived with me. He wasn't too bad. I didn't have plants at the time. Though he liked to get on my pillow, and that wasn't good because I was allergic to him. My son tried to keep him in his room where my son spent most of his time while at home.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
7 Feb 19
I've always gotten a poinsettia at Christmas, though not this year. I didn't have any trouble with it with the dogs.
@Plethos (13618)
• United States
7 Feb 19
for years we used to have one outside. it got as tall as the house.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
7 Feb 19
I heard it's a tree.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
8 Feb 19
@Plethos That is tall.
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@Plethos (13618)
• United States
7 Feb 19
@just4him - yup, it can be tall. the one we had was around 8 feet tall .
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@CarolDM (203478)
• Nashville, Tennessee
7 Feb 19
I never kept mine since they are poisonous to animals, I always have pets indoors. What a delightful surprise for you!!!
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
7 Feb 19
Yes, it is. I never had problems with plants and pets. I only had dogs and they never bothered the plants.
@celticeagle (157593)
• Boise, Idaho
8 Feb 19
Lucky you. I could never get one to bloom again. It is chilly here in the teens.
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@celticeagle (157593)
• Boise, Idaho
10 Feb 19
@just4him ......It must like the weather.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
8 Feb 19
I wasn't expecting it. It's two years old and the first time it has.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
10 Feb 19
@celticeagle I keep it in the light.
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@valmnz (17100)
• New Zealand
8 Feb 19
It's responding to your attention! Enjoy the snow, I know you like it.
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@valmnz (17100)
• New Zealand
8 Feb 19
@just4him my last poinsettia actually lasted three years, and always flowered at Christmas. Interesting that yours flowers in winter and ours in summer. They must know it's Christmas
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
9 Feb 19
@valmnz Yes, they must, though it's past right now. I looked it over again today and I have more flowers blooming.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
8 Feb 19
I am enjoying the snow. I'm glad it likes my attention.
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@Courtlynn (67002)
• United States
8 Feb 19
so awesome! really hope the others bloom next year!
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
8 Feb 19
That would be great. It's fuller than the one that's blooming now, so I could get more blooms from it.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
9 Feb 19
@Courtlynn I saw a second one starting to bloom today.
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@Courtlynn (67002)
• United States
8 Feb 19
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@Hannihar (129095)
• Israel
8 Feb 19
@just4him I am not a plant person. So glad yours is blooming.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
8 Feb 19
Thank you. I'm surprised it is.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
10 Feb 19
@Hannihar Yes, it is. I have another flower starting on it too.
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@Hannihar (129095)
• Israel
10 Feb 19
@just4him You are welcome and what a nice surprise it gave you.
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@nela13 (55684)
• Portugal
8 Feb 19
I had poinsettia but they always die after Christmas, I think the weather here isn't good for them.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
8 Feb 19
I just kept watering it because it still looked alive.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
9 Feb 19
@nela13 Can you buy them at this time of year?
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@nela13 (55684)
• Portugal
8 Feb 19
@just4him maybe I will buy a new one, I love that flower.
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@FayeHazel (40250)
• United States
7 Feb 19
Oh wow. I didn't know you could get them to bloom again, either. It's really pretty. We're getting snow too. I have decided to embrace it
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
7 Feb 19
You can't do anything else but embrace it. It's not going away anytime soon.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
8 Feb 19
@FayeHazel If this winter keeps going the way it is, probably May. They're predicting harsh wind chills again today.
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@FayeHazel (40250)
• United States
8 Feb 19
@just4him Aw! It'll warm up, sometime. Maybe in.... April? May? lol
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@redurnet (1800)
• United Kingdom
8 Feb 19
That's impressive. I often buy these plants at Christmas but they always die soon after. I still have one in bloom that I bought just before the holidays last year.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
8 Feb 19
Keep watering it and see if you can keep it alive. I noticed it was still a vibrant plant after the holidays. This one is two years old and the first time it's flowering.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
9 Feb 19
@redurnet I'm glad you will.
@redurnet (1800)
• United Kingdom
9 Feb 19
@just4him I will definitely try and keep it healthy now.
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@Nevena83 (65287)
• Serbia
7 Feb 19
The flower looks beautiful.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
7 Feb 19
Thank you. I love poinsettias.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
7 Feb 19
@Nevena83 It's beautiful.
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@Nevena83 (65287)
• Serbia
7 Feb 19
@just4him It reminds me of the Christmas star.
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@allknowing (130088)
• India
8 Feb 19
Here they bloom during Christmas time. I had them a few years ago.
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@allknowing (130088)
• India
9 Feb 19
@just4him That is nature for you
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
9 Feb 19
@allknowing Yes, it is.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
8 Feb 19
That's when I thought they bloomed. I didn't know they bloomed at any other time or that they would bloom again once the flowers dropped.
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@marlina (154183)
• Canada
8 Feb 19
You can pretend that it is Christmas today with the snow and the flowering poinsettia, what a treat!
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
9 Feb 19
I could, especially since my Christmas tree is still up.
• United States
8 Feb 19
Although I haven't had a poinsettia in quite awhile I do remember it being around and blooming after Christmas. They are so pretty when they bloom and hope you get lots more flowers.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
9 Feb 19
I saw another one starting on it today. It's going to be lovely in a couple of days.
@shubhu3 (36465)
• New Delhi, India
8 Feb 19
It looks beautiful. Things are going fine here.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
8 Feb 19
I'm glad things are going well with you. Thank you.
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@shubhu3 (36465)
• New Delhi, India
9 Feb 19
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@aureliah (24340)
• Kenya
8 Feb 19
Its called never giving up. You never gave up on the plant
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
9 Feb 19
No, I didn't. And now it has another flower starting to bloom.
@aureliah (24340)
• Kenya
27 Feb 19
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@didinedhia (8475)
• Algeria
8 Feb 19
ooohh that's so beautifulllll
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
9 Feb 19
Thank you.
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• Algeria
9 Feb 19
@just4him you are welcome
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