Euphorbia Pulcherrima
4.2 out of 5 (42 experiences)
About Euphorbia Pulcherrima
Although associated with the winter season, these plants are native to the tropics of Central America. Plants in the Euphorbia genus have poisonous, milky, white, latex-like sap so be sure to keep them far from curious pets and children ⚠️
Taxonomy
Euphorbia pulcherrima
Euphorbia
Euphorbiaceae
Malpighiales
Also known as
Poinsettia, Poinsettia, Christmas Flower, Easter Flower, Lobster Flower Plant, Lobster Plant and Mexican Flame Leaf
How to care for Euphorbia Pulcherrima
How often to water your Euphorbia Pulcherrima
Euphorbia Pulcherrima needs 0.5 cups of water every 12 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
12
Finding light for Poinsettia in your home
Euphorbia Pulcherrima love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Euphorbia Pulcherrima does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Euphorbia Pulcherrima in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Euphorbia Pulcherrima
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Euphorbia Pulcherrima after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Crumpled leaves on poinsettia? I have some leaves on my poinsettia that look all crumpled? Could it be too much/little water or too close to the window? Or maybe something else? Not all the leaves are like this but there are a few scattered through the plant? It’s currently 4 years old since I bought it and had a ‘hard’ cut back 2 years ago. Thank you for any advice!
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My plant is losing leaves help! #Euphorbia
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I’ve had a time with trying to keep this poinsettia alive! Finally have it in the right spot, with better soil. I had to prune most of the leaves off, save the last two on the very top 🥲. It’s been almost 2 weeks since then & holy smokes! Look at all this growth! That’s about 7 new leaves growing up the whole stem 🥹 I’m hoping we can get her to next Christmas 🤞🏼 #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #Poinsettia #Poinsettia365
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Finally got my poinsettia to grow red bracts! I started the process back in October and thought I had completely failed, but it turns out that it was just a late bloomer! #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #Poinsettia #Success!
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It’s a late bloomer, but I finally got my poinsettia to grow red bracts! #Poinsettia #BetterLateThanNever #Success #Euphorbia
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Lose leaves My flower is falling apart everyday. She have sunlight and watter. What can i do? Tks
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Update on poinsettia My poinsettia is now doing great now thanks to the advice I got! It stopped dropping leaves as soon as I started increasing water and moved it to a warmer spot. Now it even has a little baby petal that's sooo cute<3
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First time Poinsettia??? I need help! My boyfriend brought home 6 white poinsettias and 2 red poinsettias. I don’t know how to take care of them but they were just gonna get throw out so I need so tips on how to take care of my 8 new little babies! I have couple of questions though. Questions below!
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Still concerned about Noel I got this poinsettia, she looked great, then started wilting really bad, I gave her water. The next day she looked great again. But now she has dropped almost all her green leaves, and the red ones are starting to wilt and curl. 
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Help ! My mom got me this beautiful poinsettia and it’s losing leaves like crazy ! I’ve never taken care of a poinsettia before and it’s really struggling. What do they need ?
Care Summary for Euphorbia Pulcherrima
Euphorbia Pulcherrima
Greg recommends:
0.5 cups every 12 days
< 1ft from a window
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
What other plant parents say
This plant was being thrown out after Christmas and didn’t look like she was going to make it. Walgreens let me buy for $0.36 and thought I was crazy for wanting it. With some love she came back to life and now is doing so good & beautiful! It shows the beauty and power of attention, love and nourishment on another living thing. 😊❤️✌️