- Poinsettia Care Information
Contains tips on care and selection a poinsettia, the plant with the deep red flower that is used as a decoration during the Christmas season.
www.fernlea.com/xmas/poininfo.htm
- Poinsettia Care in the Home
From the Ohio State University Extension Fact Sheet.
ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/1000/1248.html
- House Rabbit Society: The Facts About Poinsettia
Debunks the myth that poinsettias are toxic.
www.rabbit.org/care/poinsettia.html
- Gardener's Network: Poinsettia
Care and maintenance tips.
www.gardenersnet.com/flower/poinset.htm
- Poinsettia Pages, The
Learn about the history, legends, selection, and care of poinsettias, the perennial flowering shrub that is native to Mexico. Also includes instructions for reflowering.
www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/poinsettia
- Poinsettia: The Christmas Flower
Includes a story describing the history of the poinsettia and also provides descriptions of the major diseases that attack and blemish the red flowering plant. From the American Phytopathological Society.
www.apsnet.org/online/feature/xmasflower
- National Poinsettia Cultivar Trials
Established in an effort to bring a thorough body of research and information to poinsettia growers across the country. Includes photographs of a number of poinsettia verities.
www.poinsettiatrial.org
- Pampering Your Poinsettia
Considers the plant's legend and offers tips on how to choose one and care for it.
www.gardenguides.com/articles/poinsettia.htm
- Poinsetting It Out
Urban Legends Reference Pages article that examines the origins of the myth that poinsettias are poisonous to humans.
www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/poinsettia.asp
- Poinsettias For Florida, Indoors and Outdoors
Find out how to care of poinsettias in the home or in the landscape. Also discusses how to re-bloom poinsettias and ward off pets and diseases that may blemish their colorful red leaves.
edis.ifas.ufl.edu/BODY_MG352
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