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Poinsettia Problem Diagnostic Key - Symptoms / Cause

Plant Structure
Leaves
Bracts

Stems

Roots
Insects
Shipping Related Problems
Problems at the Consumer Level
Plants Too Tall
Plants Too Small
Plants Uneven
Insufficient and Uneven Branching
Thin Branches
Stem Breakage
 
 
 

 

Plants spaced too tight, with crop grown too soft, with too much early stretching, and too many branches
Low levels of calcium
Tall plants
Soft growth after the pinch with insufficient growth regulating
Too many branches (Pinching)
 

 

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