I was gifted this white poinsettia that was painted blue. How do I save her?
by PeriwinklePostitNote
I was gifted this white poinsettia that was painted blue. How do I save her?
by PeriwinklePostitNote
11 Comments
I think it may be dyed rather than painted (since the normally green leaves are purple rather than the same blue). In that case you don’t need to do anything but give it normal care, the dye will wear off eventually.
~~it’s dyed~~ I see your comment! crazy behavior to paint plants, so is dying but painting is wild…and glitter?? Anyway! After the holiday season, cut off the flowering foliage and keep all the green leaves, put in a sunny spot and treat like other house plants. You can repot at that time also into better substrate and acclimate it to the light increase gradually over the course of a couple weeks. This is assuming that you’re keeping it in a spot as decor for the holiday season and not where you will keep it long-term. If it is in a sunny spot inside right now, that’s amazing and it’ll love as much light as you can give it. Again, like other plants, pretty normal care, let the top one to 2 inches dry out before watering correctly. Watering correctly meaning to thoroughly drench the substrate completely until water runs out the bottom through the drainage hole(s). (never water on a schedule)
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Its good that the flowers don’t do photosynthesis but did they paint the actual leaves as well??? Either way, the only course of action is either cut it off of try to wash it off, then go John wick on who ever decided to do this, THEY ARE ALREADY BEAUTIFUL!!! If you want sparkly blue plants get a fake one
amazed that a poinsettia subreddit doesnt exist yet
This is so cool though
Is it painted or is it dye sucked up into the leaves like they do roses and stuff?
I would take off all the flowers/bracs because those will rot fast with paint on them not allowing the plant to transpire like it needs too and itll cause alot of issues if your trying to save the plant itself. Plus who knows what’s in that dye and the plant is just absorbing it all. Itll need longer day lengths to push vegetative growth, I’d throw it under a grow light keep it warm between 68-75 and it should start growing new leaves in no time
You don’t.
The floral industry doesn’t look at this as a house plant. Its single holiday decor and a marketing ploy to attract gift givers and impulse buyers who know nothing about plants.
The person who did this doesn’t care that their actions will slowly kill the plant. In fact, they want it to die a slow death. Keep it just for the seaaon. Throw it away when it finally succumbs to its injuries. Buy another one next year.
Boom. Repeat customer.
I have seen too much in this life
Is that a Hanukkah bush?
I work in a greenhouse that grows enormous numbers of poinsettias. We get orders to paint and glitter them every year. Usually the blue and purple painted ones are ordered by synagogues and then we sell the left over ones during retail.
Trust me, we hate painting and glittering them. But the customer is always right!