Interesting. I thought poinsettias only grew in Mexico for some reason.

Your link.

Thank you looks like a good idea

purpleinopp
Thank You for Doing that.... I can NEVER Seem to get it to work....

Draven Feb09

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When I was a kid in Miami, we had a huge bank of poinsettias along one side of the house. I hated them passionately because of the big green worms they attracted.

I had one growing outside some time ago. Yep they get those green worms on them.

they are poinsettia hornworms. ?! no joke. God made a worm just for poinsettias.

The Ello Sphinx Moth, Erinnyis ello.
Caterpillar, Poinsettia hornworm, the Poinsettia is Host Plant.

Lou

So that was a sphinx moth? I use to call them tobacco worms? This was back in the 70's.

Beautiful plant and now I want one.

I must hang my head and admit that I knew they were hornworms and my parents even showed me the moth, but I still screeched and ran every time I came across one. :)

The first poinsettia I ever saw growing outdoors in the ground was in Plant City. It was growing up and over an 8 foot privacy fence.

Hi
Have tried many way to grow them best being in pots .at least partly shaded during the summer. In varibly something
happens to them before they mature. Wife always buys some every christmas so I have a constant supply of victims lol. Last year she got a particularly beautiful very double variety that is a fantstic ivory color. Is growing like gangbusters in a pot in the yard.Maybe??? gary

Garyfla
Sounds like You Maybe have a Winter Rose Poinsettia

http://www.ecke.com/ecke/?page_id=460

http://www.ecke.com/ecke/?page_id=458

Please Post a Photo so I can be sure
Thanks