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Poinsettia tilting

thomascobb91thomascobb91 Posts: 3
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So I've grown this poinsettia from last Christmas
 
It has grown x10 the size of when I bought it. It has already been repotted once, but it slightly tilts, probably not helped by one side growing more than the other. 

I'm using a frog to keep it more upright. Not literally, lol, ornament.

What do you suggest? Re-pot or?? 


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  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    You could use a short stake. And turn it regularly so it doesn't grow towards the light.
    I've managed to keep mine this year too. I need to remind myself what I need to do to make it produce red bracts again (something to do with covering it in the evening so that it gets 12 hours darkness every day but I can't remember when to start).
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • thomascobb91thomascobb91 Posts: 3
    JennyJ said:
    You could use a short stake. And turn it regularly so it doesn't grow towards the light.
    I've managed to keep mine this year too. I need to remind myself what I need to do to make it produce red bracts again (something to do with covering it in the evening so that it gets 12 hours darkness every day but I can't remember when to start).
    Thanks, I'll try a stake. 

    Yeah I think it's complete darkness and takes about 8 weeks so I'd start in September maybe. 
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    edited July 2022
    Thanks, September it is.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • JacquimcmahonJacquimcmahon Posts: 1,039
    What a beautiful healthy plant. Good luck I have never managed to get them to go red again.
    Marne la vallée, basically just outside Paris 🇫🇷, but definitely Scottish at heart.
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    I don't really try to keep them and they normally die off in about March but this one seemed to want to keep going, so I really should give it a chance.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
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