This poinsettia is a survivor. Every year a neighbour gives me such a plant as a gift. As my birthday happens to be on St. Nicolaus Day, 6th December, it is a birthday gift for me. This plant arrived last year on 6th December and today it still has its wonderful red leaves, and even the green leaves. I only give it water when I notice that the earth is dry, and it seems to work. It is still thriving and surviving. I love this plant and hope it stays for the next couple of months when it should be warm enough to put it outside in the garden.
FOWC with Fandango: Survivor
Chronicles of an Anglo Swiss 
I have one from before Christmas that’s still doing well, too. I’m always watching for bugs on poinsettias.
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mine is still bug free
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I have one from last year that is healthy but didn’t get any red leaves this year. The two we bought for Christmas are also still alive. I want to try to get them to bloom again next Christmas but they have to be cut back and kept in the dark for 14 hours a day.
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I might try that myself. I have an ideal room for it
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Let me know how it goes. Normally they are winter flowering plants. Nurseries force them to bloom in December which is summer for us.
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It’s beautiful!
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I have had many but never so good as this one
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Was ‘last year’ December of 2023, or December from a year prior? That poinsettia looks too fresh to be very old, although that would not surprise me in your home.
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December 2023. I might even try to get it to produce coloured leaves again
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Didn’t you grow one as a houseplant for quite a while? They can be delightful houseplants. Those that live in the garden do not get colorful until after Christmas.
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During the colder seasons we can only grow them as house plants. In Summer ir gets warm enough to have them outside.
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