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Holiday Plant Care

Continuing Education Hours: Claim 1 hour if you watch the video, read the articles, and complete the quiz.

Red poinsettia
Red poinsettia

This Plants Plus focuses on caring for holiday plants that are commonly given as gifts in the winter. Whether you give them or receive them, this module guides you through the next steps of caring for them indoors.

You’ll learn to:

  • Care for a poinsettia, holiday cactus, Norfolk Island Pine and other favorite gift plants.
  • Recommend growing conditions for poinsettias and holiday cacti.

WATCH: Maintaining Your Festive Houseplants

  • Presenter: Janell Wehr, Horticulture Outreach Specialist, UW-Madison Division of Extension Wood and Marathon Counties
  • Video is ~30 minutes long
  • Handout for video recording (optional)

READ

Read these two articles on poinsettias and holiday cacti:

QUIZ

Complete this quiz to show us what you’ve learned:

Holiday Plant Care Quiz

REPORT HOURS

Report your continuing education hours in the Online Reporting System.

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