{"id":7074,"date":"2023-10-24T16:06:12","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T14:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/starsforeurope.com\/en\/?post_type=blog&p=7074"},"modified":"2025-11-24T13:09:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T12:09:58","slug":"tips-for-buying-poinsettias","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/starsforeurope.com\/en\/blog\/tips-for-buying-poinsettias\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for buying poinsettias"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The good news right away: it’s (probably) not your fault if your plant lost its leaves at home. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Most likely, its fate was sealed before it moved in with you. To make sure this doesn’t happen again, we’ve put together the ultimate poinsettia buying tips<\/strong> for you. Follow these points for your next poinsettia purchase and your plants will have the best prospect of a a long and star-filled  life<\/strong> in future.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Look for strong, dense foliage!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Look closely at the poinsettia’s foliage: <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Look for poinsettia flowers in bud!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Take a look at the flowers of the poinsettia. (Note, these are not the coloured leaves  arranged in a star shape; those are bracts.) The flowers sit small and inconspicuous<\/strong> in the centre of the coloured bracts. On a fresh poinsettia, they are yellow-green and still in bud<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do the water check: Not too dry and not too wet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Before buying, check the poinsettia was properly watered in-store. It shouldn\u2019t be dried out or soggy<\/strong>. We don\u2019t recommend you poke the soil with your finger in-store.

If everyone did that, it could harm the plant. It’s better to lift the pot up. If it\u2019s noticeably light or heavy, beware! A poinsettia standing in water is also a no-go. If you\u2019re unsure, choose a different one.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Poinsettias need a bright, warm location<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Only buy poinsettias from a bright, warm place in the store, protected from drafts. Don’t buy plants displayed in a draughty entrance area or in temperatures below 15 \u00b0C  outside<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Cold and drafts permanently damage poinsettias and cause them to drop their leaves, often a few days later. A lack of light can have the same effect. That’s why poinsettias languishing in a dark corner of the store are not a good choice either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wrap your poinsettia up well for the journey home<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Found the perfect plant? Great! To ensure your poinsettia arrives safely at your home, wrap it up well for the journey<\/strong>. Specialist stores should offer suitable packing materials such as paper or cardboard boxes.

Bring your poinsettia home as soon as possible<\/strong>, remove its packaging and place it in a suitable location. You can find out what this looks like in this blog “The ideal location for your poinsettia”<\/a>.

With these tips you\u2019re now well prepared to choose the perfect poinsettia. We wish you much joy with your new roommate!

Happy poinsettia shopping!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Find out how to buy a healthy poinsettia that will look its best for longer. It’s all about leaves, flowers, water supply, and conditions in-store and during the journey home. \ud83d\ude03<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7081,"template":"two-column-blog-single","blog_cat":[65,119],"blog_main":[51,138,140],"class_list":["post-7074","blog","type-blog","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","blog_cat-pflege","blog_cat-interessante-fakten","blog_main-knowledge","blog_main-news","blog_main-worth-knowing"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starsforeurope.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog\/7074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starsforeurope.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starsforeurope.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/blog"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/starsforeurope.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog\/7074\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8277,"href":"https:\/\/starsforeurope.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog\/7074\/revisions\/8277"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starsforeurope.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starsforeurope.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"blog_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starsforeurope.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog_cat?post=7074"},{"taxonomy":"blog_main","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starsforeurope.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog_main?post=7074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}