How to cultivate poinsettia

Poinsettia is an evergreen shrub with alternate leaves. People often regard its brightly colored bracts as its flowers. Its real flowers are actually small yellowish green flowers in the middle of bracts. Poinsettia has many advantages: poinsettia is not only beautiful, but also implies happiness, which is suitable for anyone as a blessing. Having said so many good poinsettias, let's take a look at the breeding methods and precautions of poinsettia.

First, the culture method of poinsettia

1. Soil selection for poinsettia culture.

The soil of poinsettia culture requires weak acid soil with clean and good drainage. The soil can be a mixture of perlite, vermiculite, bark and other substances added to the peat.

2. Fertilization of poinsettia culture

Poinsettia likes fertilizer, and attention should be paid to fertilizing poinsettia during breeding. The fertilization cycle of poinsettia in the growing period is once every 10 days in 7mur. the fertilization should not be too thick, and the raw fertilizer should not be applied. It should be noted that when the light is low in winter, the number and amount of fertilization should be reduced, more nitrogen fertilizer should be added in the growing season, and the nitrogen content in fertilizer should be reduced appropriately at flowering stage.

3. Watering of poinsettia culture

Poinsettia is sensitive to water, and the control of water content directly affects its growth and development. Too dry or too wet can cause adverse reactions to poinsettia. When breeding poinsettia, it is necessary to water less at the initial stage of its growth, to water more when the summer temperature is high, and to spray water to the ground according to the weather and the dryness and wetness of the basin soil; water is usually watered once every two days in spring and autumn.

2. matters needing attention in the culture of poinsettia

1. Change the basin after re-cutting from April to May in spring, and the basin soil had better use fertile soil with good drainage and strong air permeability. The quality of the soil directly affects the growth of poinsettia. Adequate light, water and fertilizer should be ensured after changing the basin to promote its re-growth and the emergence of new branches. after semi-Lignification, the new branches can be cut off, and the plant type can be properly trimmed so that the old branches can be evenly distributed. If the old plant is not pruned, it should be taken out of the heart for 3 times to achieve a plump plant type.

Poinsettia grows vigorously in spring, should be given sufficient light, basin soil dry between wet, basin soil for a long time when the root growth is not good, easy to rot root. However, when the basin soil is dry for a long time, the capillary root on the main root is easy to be withered, causing the plant to lose water. The concentration of fertilizer should not be high when fertilizing, otherwise it is easy to burn roots.

2. Poinsettia can not tolerate high temperature and hot sun in summer, and the summer weather should not exceed 28 ℃, otherwise it will grow badly. Summer should be grown in a semi-overcast environment to ensure an adequate water supply. When the temperature is high, it should be sprayed around it frequently, and ventilation should be strengthened to reduce the temperature. If the temperature is higher than 28 ℃ and the growth of poinsettia is stagnant, fertilization should be stopped and resumed when the temperature drops.

Third, the function of poinsettia

1. Watch

Poinsettia beautiful branches and leaves, bright colors, long florescence, when Christmas, New Year's Day, Spring Festival flowering, red color increases the festive atmosphere, in the holiday in the form of patterns to watch, the effect is very good.

2. Decorate the home

With the development of urban high-rise buildings, people spend most of their time indoors. In addition to the beautiful furniture and furnishings in the family room, if the potted flowers, bonsai and flower arrangement can be used as interior decoration, it will have a unique flavor, which can not only bring a strong flavor of life to the room, but also make people feel pleasing to the eye and feel at ease. Poinsettia unique delicate and beautiful red bracts eye-catching and attractive, decorating windowsill, balcony or study, shop red Zhanchui, charming and moving.

3. Fengshui

A poinsettia is colorful, because it blossoms at the time of New Year's Day and Spring Festival, so it has a beautiful meaning of celebrating and wishing a new life together. at this time, it is used to decorate in the home living room and other places, it is easy to bring good luck to the family on fengshui.

There is no doubt that poinsettia is beautiful, but what pleases you is not its flowers, but its bracts. Poinsettia is an evergreen shrub with green twigs and dark brown old branches. The leaf near the tidbits at the top is bract-like, and the plant is red when it blossoms, which is the main ornamental part. Put a pot of poinsettia at home, quietly accompany his growth, he initially gave you a piece of green, but in the most depressed, cold season, return to you a hot ball. In the festive Christmas, New Year's Day shares that happy and happy moment with you. This is undoubtedly a very wonderful thing.

In the festive Christmas, New Year's Day shares that happy and happy moment with you. This is undoubtedly a very wonderful thing.