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- Choose plants with thoroughly colored and expanded bracts. (Bracts are the colored portions of the plant, while the actual flowers are the yellow centers). Avoid plants with too much green around the bract edges, as this is a sign of a plant shipped before it was sufficiently mature.
- Look for plants with dense, plentiful foliage all the way to the soil line. An abundance of rich green foliage is a vital sign of good plant health.
- Proper proportion of plant height and shape relative to container size is the key to an aesthetically pleasing poinsettia.
- Plants should appear balanced, full and attactive from all angles.
- A generally accepted standard is that the plant should be 2 1/2 times taller than the diameter of the container.
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