Poinsettia plants can be tricky to water and to keep alive. A friend at the Courtland Township Christmas lunch told me to place 3 ice cubes a day, evenly spaced on top of the soil in the plants pot. Just let the the ice gradually drip into the soil. No additional water should be needed.
I highly recommend tossing the plant out after you have enjoyed it for the holiday season. Once a Poinsettia starts dropping leaves, it is very difficult to get the top leaves to color again unless you want to meet the plants fussy light needs. A long time period would be required for the plant to be sitting in a dark closet and gradually adding light at the right times. That just sounds like too much work. Let’s keep the greenhouse growers in business and buy a fresh Poinsettia every year.
