My poinsettia plant is turning its read leaves into greed, I think it's dying, please help me.?

Question

It's got about 8-9 points of soil, housing a poinsettia plant of about 3-4 feet in heigt, it's pretty big. how often should I water it? I've been giving it water once every 3-4 days, maybe 2-3 cups of water, but it might actually need more water, lots of soil. Am I doing something wrong here? Thanks.

Haha, I meant its red leaves into green....

Sticking finger all the way down is a great tip, I never know how much water these things need. Great answers all around. I should have sufficient soil, I got the plant from Costco, and i have to say the soil must weigh at least 12-15 pounds, I don't think they would screw me...

Answer 1

Poinsettias bracts are what turn red this is due to darkness it sounds to me like you need more soil .plants are better off under watering than over watering if you are seeing green this is new growth and you should not worry .Before watering you need to stick your finger all the way down in the soil to see if it is actually dry before watering .Keep your plant in a sunny location if possible,also if you want to see more RED you need to give your plant at least 8 hours of darkness for at least 3 months

Answer 2

There are still some mistypes here.......do you mean 8-9 pints of soil, housing a poinsettia of 3-4 feet in height. First, that's not enough soil for a plant that size. The result is less soil to store extra water........but if the plant isn't dropping the leaves, good.

The "flowers" are not the red things......those are bracts which are modified leaves. So if your plant is entering a growth spurt, those bracts might indeed turn green. The true flowers are little balls that form at the top of the plant...remember anything yellow up there??

Poinsettias develop their color in response to changing daylight.....the shortening number of light hours and increasing dark hours. When the dark hours decrease or are broken.......say more indoor night light from lamps near the plants, the plants may try to stimulate new growth.

Doesn't sound like death, sounds like growth. Death would be dropping leaves.