Over a few weeks’ time, gradually move the plant to higher light conditions.
Again, gradually introduce the plant to full sun, start off in a shady area. R e-pot in a larger container and move the plant outside to a location that receives full sun for at least six hours each day. Trim two to six inches off the branches to promote side branching. Move the plant to the brightest window in your house, full sun is fine if you gradually allow the plant to adjust to higher light.Īround Mother’s Day, your plant could be approaching three feet in height. Patrick’s Day, remove faded flowers, bracts and dried leaves from the plant add more soil if the level in the pot seems low, and fertilize again. While this is difficult, here are some step-by-step instructions for those who are brave enough to try. Some people may want to try to re-bloom poinsettias for the following holiday season. The colorful bracts may stay nice into January and February. After a few weeks, apply houseplant fertilizer according to the label directions. Keep the plant out of drafty areas and away from appliances that produce heat. Place the plant in a bright, naturally lit location with some direct sunlight. Water the plant when it feels dry and discard excess water in the saucer under the plant. Kalanchoe will also increase in size while cyclamen tend to stay compact.įor this season’s poinsettias, choose plants with small, tightly clustered yellow buds in the center of the colorful leaf-like bracts that are commonly referred to as the flowers. Holiday cacti will be two to five times as large next year with many flowers. It is not an easy task to produce a poinsettia with blooms for the holidays next year, but if you are successful, you may have very large plants with 40 to 50 flowers from the same plant that had only six to eight flowers the previous year. The major result of yearlong care of a holiday plant is its increase in size. While poinsettias may continue to grow, they are very difficult to bring into flower for the next holiday season and are best discarded. Holiday cacti are relatively easy to grow while kalanchoes and cyclamen are more difficult. You may even keep them as houseplants after February if you provide the correct conditions. Holiday cactus, kalanchoe, or cyclamen can remain colorful through February with proper care.
That decision is easy for Christmas pepper, Jerusalem cherry and chrysanthemum because they will not flower again in the home environment. In January, decide if you want to keep your holiday plants or discard them. A sunny location and regular watering are enough for these plants throughout December, but they will need more specialized care if you plan for them to flower again next year. Regular thorough watering whenever the soil is dry is also very important.
Traditional Christmas plants, such as poinsettia, holiday cactus, Christmas pepper, kalanchoe, Jerusalem cherry or cyclamen, require a bright, sunny location in the home. If you take care of them, they may become a welcome addition to your houseplant collection. The colorful plants you enjoy during the holidays can linger beyond the season. Holiday Houseplants Brighten Beyond the Season Twelfth grade, Thomas Barrow, Jalyn Burton, Jasmine Gorton, Gabriel Moore, Jenna Puckett and Kyra Smith. Tenth grade, Cadance Bolar, Breanna Faul, Mason Faul, Madison Gould, Antoinette Grimes, Wyatt Haupt, Addison Jones, Colt Kitchen, Ryleigh Koehler, Evan Little, Emma Litzinger, Burak Maranli, Lauren McIntosh, Pierce Meltebrink, Rebecca Moore, Karson Overstake, Lydia Richey, Wylee Sawyers, Alexis Weaver and Matthew Yockey.Įleventh grade, Kyle Berry, Jesstina Downing, Lacey Dunseith, Kadance Garrison, Alexander Gillespie, Katherine Gorton, Kaylee Helton, Jacqueline Jodrey, Hendrix Likerman, Abbygayle Malin, Maria Perry, Alynna Schumacher and Aiden Wilhelmy. Ninth grade, Ayden Baldwin, Ruthie Barrow, Andrew Campbell, Kaitlyn Colgate, Kennedy Dunseith, Kevin Dunseith, Kyle Gorton, Mya Hamilton, Faith Hedge, Isabelle Huff, Landen Koehler, Jayden Linville, Emilee Moermond, Pryce Murphy, Jackson Prine, Emmie Rager, Olivia Shelton, Brandolyn Shular, Kallie Smallwood, Amberlynn Whitaker, Jenny Whitley, Kara Woollard and Lilly Yuppa. The following students made the honor roll at Eastern High School: