Q&A for How to Care for Flaming Katy

Usually from February to April. The more you expose the plant to the light, the more it will bloom.

You don't have to cut the plant. You can just remove dead flowers to stimulate flowering.

It will survive if the temperature doesn't drop below zero. Otherwise, it could die.

Yes. If a new stem grows, you can remove the dead one without damaging the plant.

If you place them in water you can propagate the cuttings. They will grow new roots then you can plant them in soil.

To take a cutting you can just snip of a portion of the stem. To get it to grow, you can use either the water method or soil method of propagation.

Flaming Katy is a short day plant that typically flowers in the fall and winter so it stops flowering under the long days of summer.

Leaves are functional for only three or four months. Then the aging process causes them to turn yellow and, ultimately, brown as nutrients are recycled to new leaves. It is typical for older, lower leaves to turn yellow, then brown and then fall from the plant as new leaves are produced.

No, just a bright, sunny window. It is quite difficult to coax it to flower again, because it requires the specific short-day treatment described above.

Either method will work. Using well-drained potting soil, stick in the cutting(s), water thoroughly, enclose in a plastic bag to maintain high humidity and place in a warm, bright location that does not receive direct sun. Add water after 7 to 10 days. It should have roots in two or three weeks.