While you might only find them at the local plant store around the holidays in November and December, poinsettias are not just indoor flowers.
Features:
1) Poinsettias come in beautiful shades of red, pink, orange, yellow and white.
2) These flowers prefer indoor temperatures close to 70°F. This works out at my house because my Mom is always super cold!
3) Poinsettias prefer not to be overwatered. I usually water them once a week.
4) They enjoy a little attention by being pruned.
5) While poinsettias are not perennials in Pittsburgh, PA, they are in areas that don’t dip below 45°F.
6) If grown as a perennial, they will reach 8 feet and above.
7) This feature is definitely a negative – poinsettias have a toxic sap that can make your cat, dog or kid a little sick if ingested.
