Poinsettia production guide round-up

We've gathered our top poinsettia posts to help your production run smoothly.


As holiday crop season is ramping up, you may be running into snags with your poinsettias, or simply want to avoid problems along the way. We've noticed quite a few searches for poinsettia tips on our site lately, so we've gathered some of our most-searched articles, from our most recent poinsettia package in the August 2016 issue, to timeless posts and videos, to help you along with your production schedule. 

What to avoid during poinsettia production

How to avoid the 10 biggest mistakes in poinsettia growing. 

 

Poinsettia diseases 

Spot the signs and quickly recover from powdery mildew on this popular holiday crop. Photo: Margery Daughtrey

 

Poinsettia pests  

Get to know these pesky leaf, root and bract poinsettia pests and how to keep them at bay. Photo: Raymond Cloyd 

 

 

Poinsettia production

VIDEO: Dr. Bruce Dunn, assistant professor of horticulture and landscape architecture, joins Oklahoma gardening host Kim Toscano to demonstrate how poinsettia production methods work together to shape the plants. 

 

Picture-perfect poinsettias 

The 8th annual poinsettia trials at N.G. Heimos Greenhouses included more than 150 traditional and nontraditional varieties from top breeders. Photo: Cassie Neiden 

Top photo: Cassie Neiden