Ponsietta

I manage to keep mine by standing it on the kitchen window sill(which doesn't catch the sun ). I water it sparingly and occasionally add some coffee grains to the soil. The new leaves turn red but are a lot smaller than the original ones.Any tips?

I understand that putting a Poinsettia in the dark spurs the colour as they need long, dark nights to flower.

My Mum used to put hers in the dark pantry when she went to bed and only bring it out 12+ hours later...it never failed.

Water sparingly. They like himidity so mist and feed monthly with a low nitrogen, high potassium fertiliser.

Advice from the RHS here about how to get plants to colour up for next Christmas though, as you will read, commercial producers use a growth suppressant to keep plants compact so you should expect a leggier plant.

www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=146