A Botanist I'm not.

I'm no botanist nor have I ever been accused of having a green thumb. In fact almost everything I try to raise dies a quick death no matter how much loving tender care I give it. If it's a wild plant and I leave it alone it seems to do great which gave me an idea. When my daughter, Deann, gave me this poinsettia last Thanksgiving it was somewhat smaller and I expected it wouldn't last long with my brown thumb nursing it so I let it live a life of it's own and to my amazement it thrived with no care. (Ain't it Purty?) So maybe that's the secret that experts are keeping from people like me, just leave it alone.....Madeline