The poinsettia is one of the favorite holiday decorations in many homes, but it is also a demanding flower that many cannot cope with, which is why they buy a new specimen every year. In this article, we reveal to you what you should pay attention to when buying and caring for a poinsettia.
1. Poinsettia needs to adjust to its new home
When you bring her home, she has to do acclimatization process. It is necessary to gradually accustom the flower to the internal temperature, as it was in a cold place on the way from the market.
2. It must not be near a heat source or in a draft
It is also important that the poinsettia is not nearby heat source or drafty, as this will dry it out. This plant likes moisture and light, so place it in a humid place. It is also recommended not to move the plant around your home. For example, if you put it on the windowsill, it should stay there, because it has she loves her city. Also remember that the poinsettia prefers a temperature between 15 and 20 degrees.
The poinsettia is one of the favorite holiday decorations.Photo: Kenta/Unsplash
3. Be careful with water
When watering, it is usually considered that it should be watered from below, but it is not a mistake to pour water into the soil or sprinkle it on the leaves. It is especially important that the water does not stand in the saucer too long. If the leaves turn yellow or fall off, you are probably watering it incorrectly and too much. It is sufficient a small amount of room temperature water every two days. Or you can decide to submerge the entire root ball in water once a week.
4. How the poinsettia gets red leaves again
Poinsettia is most sensitive when it is red in color, when its leaves are green, it can survive much harsher conditions. When the colored leaves fall off, the poinsettia you usually throw away. But you can still grow this one. To grow again, it needs a temperature of 18 to 20 degrees, sufficient water and fertilizers. A poinsettia is a plant short day and forms flowers and bracts only if you provide it with complete darkness daily. Therefore, it is best to move it to a dark place at night so as not to disturb its development by turning on the light. In this way, it will get used to the shorter winter days, and at the same time it will encourage this plant to bloom. That will be it until next Christmas colored again your leaves.
