{"id":133,"date":"2019-12-06T13:18:23","date_gmt":"2019-12-06T18:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/doughertyhort\/?p=133"},"modified":"2019-12-06T13:18:23","modified_gmt":"2019-12-06T18:18:23","slug":"caring-for-holiday-plants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/doughertyhort\/2019\/12\/caring-for-holiday-plants\/","title":{"rendered":"Caring for Holiday Plants"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the holidays coming up, most of us will be purchasing and\/or receiving holiday gift plants from family and friends. These gifts can bring joy to your life if they are cared for properly.<\/p>\n

Watering holiday plants is critical.\u00a0 Too much watering\u00a0 can be just as adverse as not watering enough.\u00a0 Water plants when the soil is dry.\u00a0 Make sure that the pots have holes in the bottom to\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0promote good drainage. Plants should be placed in an area where they will receive the most indirect light as possible.\u00a0 This extends the life of the plant. Ideal temperature for most plants is 60 \u2013\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a070 degrees F.\u00a0 Avoid high temperatures (70 \u2013 80 degrees F) and temperatures that drop below 55 degrees to avoid shortening the display life or causing injury to plant.\u00a0 Keep plants away from\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0doors, heaters, and air conditioner vents.<\/p>\n

Poinsettias are considered the most popular holiday plant and are known for their bright colorful bracts (irregular developed leaf at the base of the plant).\u00a0 There are red, pink and white\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 varieties.\u00a0 The colored bract can last for months if they are cared for properly. Keep plants outside if the temperature falls between 60 -70 degrees F during the day but bring plants inside if the\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 night temperature falls below 60 degrees F.\u00a0 Place the plants in high indirect light.\u00a0 Don\u2019t allow them to wilt. \u00a0When the soil becomes dry, water until the water drains out the bottom of the\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 pot.\u00a0 Remember that Poinsettias are sensitive to the environment.\u00a0 Variations in temperature, improper lighting and watering are critical to the length of the plant\u2019s life.\u00a0 These factors may\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 cause the plant to wilt or shed leaves and flowers.<\/p>\n

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The holiday cactus is another plant that can be given or received as a gift.\u00a0 There are three types of holiday cacti that bloom at different times of the year and are found in flowers at\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Thanksgiving.\u00a0 The blooms of holiday cactus come in many colors including white, pink, red, purple and salmon-orange.\u00a0 All three need bright light and moderate moisture level.\u00a0 After six weeks\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0of bloom, remove the faded flowers and fertilize. \u00a0These plants can also be grown outside in the spring and summer in shaded locations.\u00a0 Stem pieces of three segments or more can be easily\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 propagated. If properly cared for, holiday cactus should bloom at the same time each year.<\/p>\n

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With the holidays coming up, most of us will be purchasing and\/or receiving holiday gift plants from family and friends. These gifts can bring joy to your life if they are cared for properly. Watering holiday plants is critical.\u00a0 Too much watering\u00a0 can be just as adverse as not watering enough.\u00a0 Water plants when the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":273,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/doughertyhort\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/doughertyhort\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/doughertyhort\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/doughertyhort\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/273"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/doughertyhort\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/doughertyhort\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":139,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/doughertyhort\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133\/revisions\/139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/doughertyhort\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/doughertyhort\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/doughertyhort\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}