Poinsettia whose leaves change color in autumn. Why do people only keep it in their homes?

The plant we are going to introduce to you today is poinsettia. If you look closely, you will find that most people will not move poinsettia indoors for maintenance, put it on the dining table, let alone keep it in the bedroom. Do you know why?

Few people will know that poinsettia is actually a plant of the genus Euphorbiaceae. These plants are all poisonous and are not suitable for indoor display. These plants also include common green corals, keels, Caiyun Pavilion and tiger prunes.

In fact, its toxicity is not strong, we should not be afraid of poinsettia, abnormal maintenance will not be poisoned. Even touching its leaves and branches will not be infected with any toxicity, only the sap in the branches is poisonous, to avoid accidental ingestion, its toxicity is relatively small, or very suitable for ornamental plant cultivation.

In autumn and winter, the leaves at the top of poinsettia turn fiery red, and the leaves at the top are the most ornamental, but if you think that the top leaves of poinsettia varieties are all red, there are some varieties, the top leaves will only become white, pink, orange or yellow, and the ornamental properties are different. These colored leaves can easily be mistaken for flowers, but this time they are all discolored leaves.

The real leaves of poinsettia are hidden among the discolored leaves at the top. The flowers are so delicate and small that they can only be found by plucking away their colored leaves. Poinsettia usually blossoms from November to March, usually around Christmas and around New Year's Day, and some people call it Christmas flowers.

Although poinsettia is a poisonous plant, it can also be used as a medicinal plant. It has the effect of promoting blood circulation and resolving phlegm and bone grafting to reduce swelling.

Poinsettia for pot maintenance is also very simple. He likes a warm and humid environment all the year round, and the lowest maintenance temperature can be kept above seven degrees. It is afraid of the cold, so it can be moved indoors in winter to avoid frostbite, otherwise its bottom leaves will keep yellowing and falling, and new branches and leaves can sprout only when the spring is warm.

The best temperature for the conservation of poinsettia should be kept above 15 degrees, so that it can grow well. Another key point in the conservation of poinsettia is to pay attention to watering. It is necessary to keep the soil moist in spring and summer, and slowly reduce watering in autumn and winter. The soil is dry and thoroughly watered.

The maintenance of poinsettia does not require too much light, it is generally maintained as a potted plant and can grow well with only appropriate scattered light every day. More light is needed in autumn and winter, with more than eight hours of direct light every day, which is conducive to flowering and the color of the leaves at the top of poinsettia.

Poinsettia in the frost-free places in the south of China, it will also be planted in the park as an ornamental plant, in the north can only be raised indoors as a potted plant, want to breed poinsettia is also very simple, just to cut a section of branches, cutting with cork twigs can be cultivated.