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How to grow Poinsettia

Marie Schrader
2020-07-13 13:14:58
When maintaining poinsettia, it should be placed in the environment with sunshine and higher temperature, and try not to be lower than 15 ℃. It is also very strict to the basin soil requirements, to loose, containing organic matter, drainage and fertilizer retention is good, water to maintain sufficient, not too dry. In addition, we should also pay attention to red spider pests, and spray fungicides to prevent diseases during the season change.

I. light

Poinsettia is a tropical flower native to South America, so it likes the sunshine. When it is cured, it should be placed in a place with sufficient sunlight. If the dark environment is harmful to its growth

2. Soil

Its soil requirement is very strict. It needs to be loose, organic matter, drainage and fertilizer retention. Maintenance can use peat or rotten leaf soil with a small amount of garden soil, fine sand, perlite and some rotten fertilizer to mix.

Temperature

When curing, it must always be kept in a warm environment, and the temperature should not be lower than 15 ℃. If it is lower than that, yellow leaves and fallen leaves will appear, and its leaves will have blue spots at about 10 degrees.

IV. water content

In the maintenance of water to be sufficient, too dry or wet and dry changes in water will cause its leaves to curl, yellow, the bottom of the leaves will fall off and affect the viewing degree.

5. Flowering

In order to make Poinsettia flowers open, it is necessary to go through a period of less than 12 hours of light for a long time, so as to stimulate flower bud differentiation and promote flowering.

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6. Prevention of diseases and insect pests

In addition to the red spider during the maintenance of other insect pests less, diseases in the season when the early spraying of fungicides can prevent and control

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