The poinsettia plant is the most popular holiday flower, but not everyone knows how to properly take care of them.  Should you have the opportunity to obtain one of these beautiful plants, here are the care tips and advice for a healthly and long-lasting poinsettia.

• Keep your poinsettia in an area that maintains a daily temperature of 65-70 degrees.  At night, move your plant to a slightly cooler spot, though not below 55 degrees.
• Keep poinsettias away from drafts, as this will injure the plant. 
• Give the plant plently of sunshine.  Placing it in a sunny window facing either south, east, or west, but NOT allowing the plant to physically touch the cool windowpane.  This also injures the poinsettia.
• Before the flowers on your poinsettia plant bloom, you can fertilize it once a month.  DO NOT fertilize your plant once it blooms.
• Water poinsettias when the soil appears dry.  Give the plant water until it runs out of the drain holes.  If you have your plant on a dish, make sure to empty the dish of water right away.  DO NOT leave your poinsettia in sitting water.  Note: Plants that are in an area with high light and low humidity require more water.
• If your poinsettia should begin to wilt, water it, wait 5 minutes, then water it again.