Hello, I have this beautiful plant but I don't know what it is. I saved it twice from dying because my flat-mates didn't water it for almost a month. Can anyone help me with it's ID? Thank you in advance, Thanasis.
I searched for a photo of that plant. It looks like it a lot but never had any red leaves, even when it was in good shape. Anyway thanks for your reply.
Agree with Junglekeeper. Getting a poinsettia to turn red is a real trick! Involves strict adherence to light and dark schedule---12 hours on, 12 hours off, for seemingly forever. And even THEN it seems as if some plants are unimpressed and stay stubbornly green. One reason many of these plants end up in the trash can after the holidays are over! Your plant looks pretty healthy for all it's been through. In past summers I have cut back poinsettias when they have gotten leggy, and put them outside. If you do this keep in mind that this is a Euphorbia, so watch out for that milky sap.
Of course some have white leaves, rather than red ones! Agree, take care to avoid contact with the sap, though I've read it is less caustic than the sap of many other Euphorbias.
These guys orginate from Africa as many types of Euphorbia do. I put mine out in full sun in the summertime and they go nuts and turn into these great big bushes with big green leaves I think there beautiful even when there not blooming. It is hard to get them to bloom though I've also heard you can put them in a black plastic bag for a month and they might bloom,haven't tried it myself because I have a vining Poinsetta I'm curious to try
