I am so bad with houseplants I am even killing the Pointsettia

Here's what I found on the net After you have made your poinsettia selection, make sure it is wrapped properly because exposure to low temperatures even for a few minutes can damage the bracts and leaves. Unwrap your poinsettia carefully and place in indirect light. Six hours of light daily is ideal. Keep the plant from touching cold windows. Keep poinsettias away from warm or cold drafts from radiators, air registers or open doors and windows. Ideally poinsettias require daytime temperatures of 60 to 70°F and night time temperatures around 55°F. High temperatures will shorten the plant’s life. Move the plant to a cooler room at night, if possible. Check the soil daily. Be sure to punch holes in foil so water can drain into a saucer. Water when soil is dry. Allow water to drain into the saucer and discard excess water. Wilted plants will tend to drop bracts sooner. http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/poinsettia/care.cfm

Sorry to hear about your Poinsetta, I killed a couple in the past so I know how you feel. I think the cold is what affects them. They like light so give it a lot of light. I am not sure if 70 degrees is to high, good luck.

Its not just you.My daughter bought 2 of them pointsetta's and they are sitting in a window with plenty of light & water & they are also dying..My friend bought me one & mine is also shedding its leaves & looking sickly..I am pretty good with plants ,but i can never make a pointsetta grow..

Afraid I have no answers for you. Just understanding. LOL I used to have such a green thumb. Everything I grew thrived. But somehow my thumb must have fallen off, because I can't grow anything now. I even resorted to putting fake plants and flowers in several of my outside pots because I can't get anything to stay alive in those either. The funny thing is the only plants that seem to thrive are the ones I forget about outside. It makes me feel so rejected..... LOL

A poinsettia needs at least 6 hours of indirect sunlight per day. 68 to 30 degrees is the perfect temperature for it. Water it when the soil feels dry, do not keep it moist.

If it is any consolation, you are not alone. I once tried to plant in our yard and it took the plants less than a week to finally give up the fight! lol

i am not so good with plants as well and every plant that i buy also ended up die in my hand... so i'm sorry if i can't give you a good advice on how to take care of your pointsettia... may be you can do a research on the internet and you can find some useful information on how to take care of your plant... good luck... take care and have a nice day...

I don't know about the temp, but as for the soil, does it feel dry or really wet? It should be slightly damp, I water mine once a week and they go all through the winter..What I have problems with is trying to keep them from dying after that. I had instructions on how to keep a poinsettia and to get it to bloom again the following year, but by Spring, they die..:(

I'm smiling as the poinsettias outside of my office ar now in bloom and look so good. 70 degrees should be o.k. but is it getting enough light? Do not overwater. Having said that, the leaves dropping off could be either it is dying or it didn't have a root to begin with. some unscrupulous people at this time just put a branch in the soil and pray that you don't check that it has a root. Sorry, that is all I know and who knows? I coul dalso be wrong. LOL Blessings

I'm smiling as the poinsettias outside of my office ar now in bloom and look so good. 70 degrees should be o.k. but is it getting enough light? Do not overwater. Having said that, the leaves dropping off could be either it is dying or it didn't have a root to begin with. some unscrupulous people at this time just put a branch in the soil and pray that you don't check that it has a root. Sorry, that is all I know and who knows? I coul dalso be wrong. LOL Blessings