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Poinsettia Chronology

I am down to two poinsettia that I still do the whole photoperiod thing with. One with cream colored bracts that I've had since 1995 and a multicolored pink and cream that I've had since 2000. Thought I'd share a quick photo journal from May until now just to illustrate one method.

Cut back in May and set in the garden to summer outside.

First is what will be the cream one and second the bicolored one.

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In September prior to moving indoors.

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My seed starting area is idle in fall so it makes the ideal spot to give them their required light/dark periods. Cardboard boxes enclose the the lights and plants keeping unwanted light out.

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From the inside of the box...

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The final product. Both plants stand over 4 feet tall and actually would have benefitted from pinching back around the start of July. Alas, I forgot.

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This ones a bit chlorotic this year. Will need to repot next spring.

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Hope you enjoy them and have a blessed Christmas.

tj

Comments (143)

  • ninecrow
    6 years ago

    How Are You and They Doing TJ, Have You Kept The White Shorter Like You Said You Would?

  • tsugajunkie z5 SE WI ♱
    Original Author
    6 years ago

    I wish I would have. Early July is the latest one should prune and it looked to be shaping up to be a good size then. Well, it has mushroomed since then and is going to be a monster. I'll see about pruning some anyway when I lift all of them out of the ground in a week or two.

    tj

  • ninecrow
    6 years ago

    Hi
    Thanks For The Update TJ
    Please Will You Share Photos When You Lift Them?
    Thanks

  • ninecrow
    6 years ago

    Hi TJ
    Have You Dug Them Up Yet IF So Please Can We Have Some Photos?
    Thanks

  • tsugajunkie z5 SE WI ♱
    Original Author
    6 years ago

    Yes, they are out of the ground. I'll post pix soon.

    tj

  • ninecrow
    6 years ago

    Cool Beans!
    You Started Light Control Yet?
    I'm on Day 17 For That Cutting......

  • tsugajunkie z5 SE WI ♱
    Original Author
    6 years ago

    Yes, they are under lights. I haven't gotten around to downloading pix from my camera yet...soon, I hope.

    tj

  • ninecrow
    6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    I'm On Day 28 Already For That Gift Cutting.....
    Have You Started Light Control Yet?
    I'm REALLY Looking Forward To Seeing How The White One is This Year!
    I'm Going To Try Again With a White Though Until I Get it Right Like You Have Managed.....

  • ninecrow
    6 years ago

    Hi
    Any Updates or Photos of Your Is it 3 Now?
    Thanks

    My Cutting is Still Plodding On......

  • puglvr1
    6 years ago

    This thread has gotten so long...congrats to everyone!

    The answer might be here somewhere but appx. how many days or weeks does it take to see the first sign of color...also how long after you see color can you stop the light/dark process?

    Thanks all

  • ninecrow
    6 years ago

    Hi Puglvr1
    Most Take About 8 - 8 and a Half Weeks Some Take Longer and I Don't Stop Till I Have Full Colour, But That's Just Me.......

  • puglvr1
    6 years ago

    Thanks Nine :o)

  • ninecrow
    6 years ago

    Hi TJ
    Any Updates On How Yours Are Doing?
    Thanks

  • tsugajunkie z5 SE WI ♱
    Original Author
    6 years ago

    The pink & cream are doing well. The solid cream one is taking its time, however.

    tj

  • ninecrow
    6 years ago

    Looking GOOD TJ!!!!
    Please Post The White One As Well?
    Thanks

    I Now Have 3 Whites To Try and Keep and Colour Up For Next Year....

  • ninecrow
    6 years ago

    So TJ How Did The White Perform This Time?
    Thanks

  • tsugajunkie z5 SE WI ♱
    Original Author
    6 years ago

    It did ok but being over 5 feet tall the color was all on top and tough to see (or get a pic). Gotta keep it shorter next year.

    tj

  • ninecrow
    5 years ago

    Hi TJ
    Hope All is Well

    Any Updates On The Points?
    I'm Interested In The White Mostly, Have You Given Him a Hard Cutback Yet or Are You Waiting For a Bit?
    Thanks

  • tsugajunkie z5 SE WI ♱
    Original Author
    5 years ago

    They are summering again in the ground and doing fine.

    Oddly, I'm seeing the pix now that were in Photobucket.

    tj

  • ninecrow
    5 years ago

    Yes I Can Now See ALL Photos....

    Did You Ever Cut The White Back?
    Thanks

  • ninecrow
    5 years ago
    last modified: 5 years ago

    Any Updates On The White?
    Thanks
    Still Have Mine, I'm SO Chuffed That He's Still Here...

  • tsugajunkie z5 SE WI ♱
    Original Author
    5 years ago

    I cut the white back some, not as hard as I first thought I might.

    tj

  • ninecrow
    5 years ago

    Sorry To Bother You But Please Will You Post a Photo of Him As of Now?
    Thanks

  • ninecrow
    5 years ago

    How are They doing now TJ?

  • tsugajunkie z5 SE WI ♱
    Original Author
    5 years ago

    They are enjoying their last month of summer sun.

    tj

  • ninecrow
    5 years ago
    last modified: 5 years ago

    How far down did You cut the White in the End?
    Thanks
    Asking Because Mine has as You Said Before Mushroomed!
    I'm Trying To Slow growth down by placing in My kitchen and out of all day sun this the 1st Time I've got a White This Far.....

    Also Which is the oldest one, the Cream or the Marble?
    Thanks

  • tsugajunkie z5 SE WI ♱
    Original Author
    5 years ago

    I cut it back by not quite half. It is my oldest at about 22 years old now. The marbled one is only about 17 years old. ;-) I'll post pix after I lift them from the ground.

    tj

  • ninecrow
    5 years ago

    22 Years WOW!!!!!!
    And I thought I was Doing Well with Draven the 11 Year Old....
    And Thank You re Photos....

  • ninecrow
    5 years ago
    last modified: 5 years ago

    Have You dug Them up yet and how does the White Look Like?

    Thanks

  • ninecrow
    5 years ago

    How's the White This Poinsettia Season and Please will You take a Photo of Him?

    Many Thanks

  • tsugajunkie z5 SE WI ♱
    Original Author
    5 years ago

    I'll get some pix soon.

    tj


  • puglvr (9B)
    5 years ago

    My very first Poinsettia tree, I've never seen one with a single trunk before. It's just starting to color up now :o) thanks for looking!



  • ninecrow
    5 years ago

    Happy New Year TJ and All that Have Posted Here!


    How Did The Cream Turn Out in the End TJ and any Photos?

    Please and Thank You

  • tsugajunkie z5 SE WI ♱
    Original Author
    5 years ago

    The cream one was so tall (nearly 6 feet) and too close to the lights that only a few bracts on the very top turned.

    Here's one of the other ones...

    tj

  • ninecrow
    5 years ago

    6 foot Oh WOW!!!!

    So Hard Cutback or New {Cutting} Start This Year for Him?

    Is that the Strart from the Other Marble or is that the Marble You've had ALL those Years?

    Many Thanks

    Hope that All makes Sense, Man Next Door was Hoovering this Moring at 4am....

  • tsugajunkie z5 SE WI ♱
    Original Author
    5 years ago

    Yes, a hard cutback is coming. The pic is of the start.

    tj

  • ninecrow
    5 years ago

    Please will You post a Photo of the Cutback?

    Many Thanks

    I've Started The New Poinsettia Thread.....


  • ninecrow
    5 years ago

    Hi TJ

    Any updates on the White?

    I've got Seed Pods on My Red so I'm having to wait to do the Cut Back......

  • tsugajunkie z5 SE WI ♱
    Original Author
    5 years ago

    They are all starting to look a bit tired and may be cut back sooner than normal.

    tj

  • ninecrow
    5 years ago

    All the Photos Posted at the Begining og of This Fab Post have Gone up tp Sept 21 2015, Then The Photos are Back..........

  • ninecrow
    4 years ago

    Hi TJ

    How is the White Doing?

    Many Thanks

    I have a Red that I've ONLY Just cut back as He was Still in Full Bloom.....

  • tsugajunkie z5 SE WI ♱
    Original Author
    4 years ago

    The white got a pretty hard haircut and all are out in the sun for summer and are at varying degrees of leafing out.

    tj

  • ninecrow
    4 years ago

    Hi

    When You have a Free Moment, Please will You Post a Photo of White's Hard Cut Back?

    MANY Thanks

  • tsugajunkie z5 SE WI ♱
    Original Author
    4 years ago
    last modified: 4 years ago

    I guess "hard cutback" is relative. ;-)

    It was 5 1/2 feet tall and I cut it back to 3 feet back in May. It looked pretty much like the first pic at the top of this thread and it has grown some since then.

    tj

  • ninecrow
    4 years ago

    Hi

    Have You Started Light Control Yet?

    Many Thanks

    There Are NO Photos at the beging of this post.... ***SIGH***

  • tsugajunkie z5 SE WI ♱
    Original Author
    4 years ago

    Yes, I started at the beginning of September. Should see some color in a couple of weeks.

    No/blurry pix are a Photobucket thing.

    tj

  • ninecrow
    4 years ago

    Hi

    How's the White Doing and Please Will You Post a Photo of Him?

    MANY Thanks

  • ninecrow
    3 years ago

    Hi, HOPE You Are Well

    Are You Doing Your Poinsettias This Year?

    MANY Thanks

  • tsugajunkie z5 SE WI ♱
    Original Author
    3 years ago

    Yes, they are still in the ground. I wanted to start their photoperiod this week but rain is setting me back.

    tj

  • ninecrow
    3 years ago

    Hi

    How Are They Doing Now and Please Will You Post a Photo or 2 of The White?

    MANY Thanks

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