A poinsettia for Christmas
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (342041)
Rockingham, Australia
December 20, 2024 6:14pm CST
We know quite a few people in the village but we often get together with two other couples. We take it in turns to go to each other’s house most Tuesdays after the movie night and enjoy socialising together. It’s so easy just to walk a few hundred metres from one house to another without having to drive.
The last few Christmases we’ve also exchanged small gifts. This year, I was given a poinsettia which you can see in the photo. I gave our friends quirky garden ornaments but forgot to take photos of them.
One couple have gone to Esperance for Christmas and I have to put their rubbish bins out. If they’ve placed it in the garden somewhere, perhaps I’ll get the chance to take a photo of it then.
13 people like this
13 responses
@DaddyEvil (137631)
• United States
5h
@JudyEv As far as I can remember, the "unnatural conditions" to get poinsettias to bloom is to keep them in the dark for five months so they'll set buds to bloom. Supposedly, keeping them alive and happy is "easy", or so the person at the greenhouse told me. 
Most plants love me and try to take over my flowerbeds/garden or the pots in the house. I've only had trouble with poinsettias and African violets. I touch them and they die. 
Most plants love me and try to take over my flowerbeds/garden or the pots in the house. I've only had trouble with poinsettias and African violets. I touch them and they die. 1 person likes this
@JudyEv (342041)
• Rockingham, Australia
5h
@xFiacre @DaddyEvil I don't expect this to last for long. They're grown under unnatural conditions so they flower at Christmas so that probably doesn't help. They would normally flower in the spring so September/November for us.
2 people like this
@allknowing (137706)
• India
7h
We had several of those but they too disappeared along with many other flowers
1 person likes this
@allknowing (137706)
• India
5h
@JudyEv In my case it is those wild trees that make my flowers disappear
1 person likes this
@snowy22315 (182137)
• United States
12h
I have a poinsettia too where is Esperance? I have heard of it
1 person likes this
@snowy22315 (182137)
• United States
1h
@JudyEv Oh OK Thanks. I was totally wrong. I wad thinking it might be near Spain or something.
1 person likes this
@FourWalls (68979)
• United States
11h
Very bright leaves on the poinsettia! I suppose that’s because it’s warm season there, as opposed to the poinsettias here growing in greenhouses because it’s cold.
1 person likes this
@JudyEv (342041)
• Rockingham, Australia
5h
They are under artificial conditions to flower in our summer which is probably why many don't last very long.
@LindaOHio (181645)
• United States
4h
That's a lovely poinsettia. You are lucky to have friends within walking distance. Have a good weekend.
1 person likes this
@JudyEv (342041)
• Rockingham, Australia
5h
I haven't had one before. I'm not wildly optimistic that I'll be able to keep it alive for too long.
@RebeccasFarm (90428)
• Arvada, Colorado
13h
They really are lovely..I like them Judy.
1 person likes this
@JudyEv (342041)
• Rockingham, Australia
5h
It's very pretty and I'm hoping I'll be able to keep it alive for a while.
@JudyEv (342041)
• Rockingham, Australia
5h
I didn't know that. There are a lot of plants that aren't good for pets.
@LeaPea2417 (37377)
• Toccoa, Georgia
12h
That's beautiful. I really like Poinsettias.
1 person likes this
@JudyEv (342041)
• Rockingham, Australia
5h
They are pretty but I'm not sure how long I'll be able to keep it alive.
@aureategloom (11355)
• Bosnia And Herzegovina
19m
it looks like a nice gift, i just realized that i know one lady that celebrates Christmas and that plant seems like a very nice gift if i get to see her. it's translated as "Bozicna zvijezda" meaning Christmas star 
@LooeyVille (49)
• United States
1h
We never could have poinsettias in the house with cats because they'd eat them and they're toxic
