Poinsettia

Amazingly this has survived from last Christmas! All the red is now green so I googled how to get the bracks to go red again - and it's working!

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

We are attempting the same thing. I started back on October 26th. Our plant doesn't have as many red leaves as when we got it, but the leaves on the end of each branch are red.

[Diana]

How amazing, I never knew that was possible!

[Lesley]

Ooh I didn’t know that was possible. Tell us your secret, do!

[Mave]

I love those but have never managed to keep them longer than a couple of months.

[Bep]

I never knew that was possible!

[Anne]

@tinley23 They need around 14 hours of darkness for the colour to return to red, so I put a black sack over mine at around 5.00pm and leave it until the next morning, seems to be working so far!

[Anne]

@skipt07 You are ahead of me Skip, I've only been trying for a couple of weeks, some are changing now though!

[Anne]

@ludwigsdiana The wonders of Google Diana! Working so far......

[Anne]

@mave Me neither Mave, this is the first time one has lasted this long!

[Anne]

@gijsje I just googled it and found they need 14 hours of darkness, so I put a black bag over it every evening and leave until the next day. So far so good!

[Bep]

@365anne
Thanks, Anne.

[Shutterbug]

Amazing. Beautiful shot the way the red leaves are framed by the green. I had no idea you could do that.

[Anne]

@shutterbug49 Thank you! I thought I had read somewhere that it was possible, so google to the rescue!

[Lesley]

@365anne Aha thank you. I'm definitely going to try that.

[PhotoCrazy]

Lovely!!

[CC Folk]

Wow! Congratulations on keeping it alive and getting it to turn red for Christmas again! :)