I received two poinsettias as gifts last year. I transplanted them after Christmas into a garden area. (I'm in Florida) The plants have flourished, and leaves are starting to turn red. My question. Can I transplant into pots to display in different areas of my yard without harming the plants. Can I then transplant back into the garden area for another year?

Moving to Florida forum where the members there will hopefully see your post and be able to help you. There is one member who has poinsettias planted in her yard who might be able to help you as well.

@slowcala

@sunsetsail, the type of Poinsettias I have are the Hardy Poinsettias, which are orange in color, and are drought tolerant for the wicked hot sun we have and the drought periods.

I have had the traditional red Poinsettias for gifts at Christmas, and I did put them into my garden one year. That was after the last frost of winter, and they survived for months and started turning red. I don't remember what happened, but they died.

The Hardy Poinsettias are fantastic. They bloom profusely and every seed that drops makes a new plant. The young rabbits love to eat them, and I let them all grow so the rabbits will avoid my other plants in the garden. I love orange in the garden as well, so they are a win-win for me.

I am sure that a hard frost will damage the leaves of your plants, but I'm not sure if it will kill the roots. Hope this info helps.
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sunsetsail said: I received two poinsettias as gifts last year. I transplanted them after Christmas into a garden area. (I'm in Florida) The plants have flourished, and leaves are starting to turn red. My question. Can I transplant into pots to display in different areas of my yard without harming the plants. Can I then transplant back into the garden area for another year?

Your poinsettias are happy where they're at, moving them back into a pot will most likely cause some transplant shock, and your beautiful plant won't look so great by Christmas. There are such beautiful potted poinsettias at the garden centers this time of year for great prices. Check out Lowe's or Walmart.

wild poinsettia
( https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/pl... ) is a fun annual that will reseed ...

the will survive in the hottest of places and will bloom in cracks in the sidewalk even if they are only 4" tall