Can I brag a little? This is a poinsettia that I got from a client last year. It was in a six inch nursery pot. I brought it home from the clinic in June and it was pretty much a stick with a few leaves. Stuck it in a pot on the deck and this is what I have now. It's almost three feet tall and nearly that around. I didn't do anything to it to make the bracts turn red or make it bloom except to feed it Miracle Grow Bloom Booster all summer. I'm so proud of it!
On the other hand, this is my late croton. I feel so guilty for leaving it out there.