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title: "I set a challenge last year to keep a poinsettia alive past the…"
description: "I set a challenge last year to keep a poinsettia alive past the holiday season and enjoy a second year. Thanks to Planta she is doing wonderful!!! My question…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/ItDWH6LhSrur11xZ3inTKw/SCskHyrNS4eFor5QKHEk7A"
community: "The Blooming Brigade"
author: "ABishop"
published: "2024-09-23T20:16:40.707423Z"
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# I set a challenge last year to keep a poinsettia alive past the…

_Posted by ABishop on 2024-09-23_

I set a challenge last year to keep a poinsettia alive past the holiday season and enjoy a second year. Thanks to Planta she is doing wonderful!!!  
My question is, does the app provide a date to put it into darkness for red bract development? A lot of my research says I should be doing it now. When I look at my upcoming tasks I can't seem to find if it does or not. I know some of my plants like my key lime, olive ect have had dates to "winterize" and I've got them adjusted. Just curious if poinsettia has something similar or if I need to go rogue from the plan.

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## 3 comments

### StormLover commented on 2024-09-23

Following! Interested too!

### Rach commented on 2024-09-23

Mine is barely hanging on from Xmas. 🤞🏼

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### Sunny commented on 2024-09-24

You can treat them like Christmas cactus and put them in total darkness at night to force the “blooms.” This means keeping it in darkness for about 14 hours. Then, put it back in bright light during the day. Start the process now until early December. Good luck!🍀 🪴

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