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title: "This is my poinsettia that I’m trying to resurrect. All its leaves…"
description: "This is my poinsettia that I’m trying to resurrect. All its leaves fell, and so I repotted it with fresh soil. I think the problem was that we overwatered it…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Aisha"
published: "2025-04-27T17:47:31.786287Z"
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# This is my poinsettia that I’m trying to resurrect. All its leaves…

_Posted by Aisha on 2025-04-27_

This is my poinsettia that I’m trying to resurrect. All its leaves fell, and so I repotted it with fresh soil. I think the problem was that we overwatered it and never repotted it. i if anybody has experiences saving poinsettias, please do share!!!

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## 8 comments

### chloe commented on 2025-04-27

put it in a smaller pot. use fertilizer

#### Aisha replied on 2025-04-27

The roots were really long and this pot isnt that large i think. Which fertilizer should i use? I have all purpose food that i bought in home depot. Is that good enough? Thank u for your response :)

### chloe commented on 2025-04-27

I use that one too! it works. id recommend still downsizing and trimming roots.

### Aisha commented on 2025-04-27

Oh i should have trimmed the roots! I used that home depot food on my bell pepper plant and it went into a shock for 4 days! So i worry about it but I will try on Poinsettia.

#### Sue’s Plants replied on 2025-06-23

Don’t downsize pot and definitely don’t cut the roots. Use a very small amount of acidic fertilizer maybe every 3 months. Any acidic fertilizer, can be bought at Walmart. Your plant looks alive and will take time to start growing again. No Direct sunlight!!!

#### Aisha replied on 2025-07-23

Ok yes i will try that

### Sue’s Plants commented on 2025-06-23

They don’t like too much water or direct sunlight

### Tyler cactus durden commented on 2025-08-09

I water mine every 7 to 10 days, mist every few days. Mine do ok and I’ve even propagated with stem cuttings. I wouldn’t say they are thriving but doing ok. Sometimes if I travel for an extended period I’ll come back and it will look bad but so far it’s recovered with care

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