Pruning a leggy poinsettia

Millie.mary

Hello!
I have a poinsettia (called Nick) that is 8 years old, I've never pruned him and am now realising I need to as he's a house plant and is getting rather leggy!
I'm scared of hurting him though, how much can I prune back? The stems are woody now, can I still cut them?
Many thanks,
Millie 

Pete.8

Hi Millie - 8 years is very impressive.
When I've been given one, I'm luck if they survive 8 weeks! Maybe I should have named them.
There's an RHS article here that give instructions how to prune them.
Hope it's helpful and that you and Nick have a very happy new year!
https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=146

Millie.mary

Pete.8 said:

Hi Millie - 8 years is very impressive.
When I've been given one, I'm luck if they survive 8 weeks! Maybe I should have named them.
There's an RHS article here that give instructions how to prune them.
Hope it's helpful and that you and Nick have a very happy new year!
https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=146

Thank you Pete! I'll have a read :-) Happy New Year to you too!