Keep your North-Carolina grown poinsettias looking pretty throughout the year with these helpful tips. 

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3. If the poinsettia keeps its leaves, you can set it outside come summer. Give it time to adjust to the new climate before putting it in full sun, and keep it watered and fertilized.

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  • Patty in NC

    My indoor poinsettias is three years old and I love her. She has tiny white flying bugs like affids. Is there anything I can do to get rid of them. I hate to lose her. They’re on the underside of the leaves. Thankyou

    • Jessy Yancey

      Hi Patty, I would recommend reaching out to Judy Mitchell at Mitchell’s Nursery directly by phone 336-983-4107 or via email at info@mitchellsnursery.com. Hope this helps!

      Jessy Yancey
      editor, ncfieldfamily.org

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