Provide a balanced and complete fertilizer regime to assure optimum plant growth. Cuttings root quickly under normal propagation conditions. Minimum chemical growth regulator applications are needed during propagation to prevent stretching.
Freedom is one of the easiest poinsettias to grow.
The normal flower initiation date is approximately 7 to 10 days earlier than most other poinsettia cultivars, influencing the early flowering characteristics of the plant. For branched plants, plant and pinch ten to fourteen days earlier than other cultivars to attain a similar height. Lighting to delay flower initiation is easily accomplished with mum lighting programs. Begin lighting 5 September to delay flower initiation. If later flowering is required, lighting should be continued until 8 to 9 weeks prior to the desired flowering date.