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Keeping Holiday Plants Happy

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needs. There is a trick to keeping these plants healthy from year to year. The following are plants that are available at florists and garden centers for the holidays

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Polnsettias are the most common holiday plant. They were brought to the United States from Mexico by Joel Poinsett in the early 1800’s. THEIR TRUE FLOWERS, which are yellowish green, are in the center of the red, pink, or white bracts. With proper care, the plants will do well in a household environment and will show color for a fesf months. Poinsettias prefer bright filtered light such as a southeast or southwest location. Keep them evenly moist, never allowing them to dry out when actively growing. Use a pebble tray to increase the humidity. They prefer a day temperature of 65 - 75 degrees F. and night temperatures to be between 50 and 60 ALLOW THE SOIL t6 dry out after the plant has finished flowering to encourage dormancy. Put them in a shady area and do not fertilize while they are resting. In April, poinsettias can be brought out into good light again. Resume water-

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ing, making sure to keep them evely moist. Prune a few inches off of each stem. June l, depending on weather conditions, the plants can be put outside in a bright filtered location. BY SEP. 1. the plants should be brought indors to a sunny location. Keep the plants moist and begin feeding every w|hk with 30-20-30 using one wapoon per gallon of water. Beginning Oct. 1, poinsettias will need 13 hours of total uninterrupted darkness per day. Put them in a dark closet every night at 5 p.m. and take them out at 8 a m. During the day they should get bright light. This dark treatment should be done for 40 day*.

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CYCLAMEN 18 a very attractive plant for the holidays. Be sure to select a plant that has a lot of buds instead of open flowers. To prolong its flowering period, provide the plant with bright filtered light and cool temperatures. The temperatures should be kept at 55 degrees F. at night and 60 - 65 during the

day.

When the flowering has stopped, put the plant in a full shaded area and allow the leaves to die back. In June it is time to repot into a sterilized soil mixture. Leave the upper half of the corm above the soil level to prevent rotting. The cyclamen should now be brought into bright filtered light. Start fertilizing it with a flowering houseplant. In midSeptember make sure it has cool night temperatures for flower-

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Gloxinias are also becoming a very popular holiday gift plant. Their six-inch bloom catches the eyes of everyone. They come in vibrant colors such as white, red, pink, blue, purple, and speckled. When purchasing a Gloxinia, try to make sure that there are still some buds on the plant. You do not want one that is at its peak of bloom because they go dormant shortly after flowering. In most cases the plants are discarded after flowering stops. CHRISTMAS CACTUS flowers from Thanksgiving through Christmas. They have very fleshy stems that are segmented. The flowers are found at the end of each Stem. The colors that are most common for the flowers are white, salmon, deep pink, leaflet and purple. Keep Christinas Cactus out of drafts and heat as with all plants. Provide good light and keep them evenly moist. They drop their buds very easily if given the wrong care. To make Christmas Cactus bloom at Christmas time, they must have short days beginning Sept. 1. JERUSALEM CHERRY is a cheerful holida'y plant which bears red berries. It is often difficult to keep happy when not in greenhouse conditons. It likes good filtered light such as near a west window. Keep Jerusalem

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