Talk:Euphorbia pulcherrima

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Contents 1 Light deprivation 2 Deleted section 3 Poinsettias might cause death 4 Pointsettia Monopoly 5 Watering? 6 Feeding

[edit] Light deprivation

It is essential that the plant receives no light at night between approximately October and Christmas. The slightest exposure to light during this critical period will often prevent "flowering".

If that's true, why does the photograph of the plant in the wild show the "flowering" effect? Presumably, the photo is from Belize, which is pretty far from the Arctic Circle. —BozoTheScary 03:54, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Deleted section

I just deleted a section of text that was added by 70.156.13.232 on May 8. It has some info that may have been taken from truthorfiction.com, and has a bit of somewhat-misplaced information on the genus as a whole. --Xanzzibar 15:14, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Poinsettias might cause death

I am not sure where I am supposed to write this. I thought it was important to add the fact that poinsettias, like everything that causes diarrhea and vomiting, could cause death. Just so people are aware that even if poinsettias are not poisonous it is not a good plant to own if you have pets or children that like to chew in plants.

The only recorded case of poinsetties causing a death in a human is in the 1919 urban legend, which is already mentioned in the article. The fact that they can cause diarrhea and vomiting is also mentioned. That those can cause death doesn't really need to be mentioned - anyone owning a pet or having a child should be aware of the dehydration risks those cause (even if the risks from it happening from poinsettia ingestion are light). Additionally, we shouldn't label every little thing that can hypothetically cause death, particularly when the chance of it happening is so slim. --Xanzzibar 22:12, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pointsettia Monopoly

The paragraph refers to "about 10 years ago" which is not only indefinite, but relative to the date of writing and thus perishable. Does someone have time to research this correctly? Snezzy 19:51, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Watering?

Does anyone know how often a Poinsettia should be watered? Should this be included in the main article? Artemisboy 16:55, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Feeding

Should Poinsettias be fertilized at all? In the Cultivation section I don't see anything about feeding. -- Kheider (talk) 18:03, 28 April 2008 (UTC)