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Poinsettia: Growing and Care
18.09.2023 13:05
Updated: 13.05.2024 21:23
At home, the plant should be placed on a well-lit windowsill; under no circumstances should there be drafts.
If you place a flower on a window where there is not enough lighting in winter, it may shed its leaves - think about how the plant will be illuminated in the dark.
What does the poinsettia flower love
Poinsettia does not like dry and hot air. The optimal temperature for growing it during the flowering period is 18–22 °C.
Therefore, find the coolest place in the house for the plant. Do not place the pot next to radiators and heaters.
How to care for poinsettia flowers at home
Poinsettia requires moderate watering with soft, warm water.
Water it as the top layer of soil dries. But drying out the earthen coma is unacceptable: the flower will certainly react and shed its leaves.
Watering should be plentiful, excess liquid should drain from the drainage holes.
How to propagate poinsettia
In its natural environment, the Christmas star reproduces by seed.
However, at home, poinsettia, like all types of peperomia, is usually propagated vegetatively, namely by cuttings.
It is customary to cut twigs (with at least 4, and preferably 6 buds) into cuttings in early June.
