Your poinsettia will depend on the maturity of the plant when buying plants and how to deal with the installation. With care for poinsettias should remain beautiful for weeks and some varieties will remain beautiful for months. Here are ways to purchase and to take care of your poinsettia.
How to select a Poinsettia
Select the poinsettia by the following:
• Dark green leaves of the soil line.
• Bracts (modified leaves) colored in full.
• Combine, balanced and attractive from all sides.
• Size of the plant shall be 2 1/2 times the diameter of the container.
• Check for real flowers, located at the foot of the floral bracts.Flowers, which look at the green or red tipped and fresh will continue more than yellow pollen covering flowers.
But not the following:
• A lot of green around the edges bracts.
• Fallen or drooping or yellowed leaves wilt.
• Plants, whether paper or plastic sleeves. plants which are not kept in bags will continue too long.
• Plants appear to be very or too close together.Stacking may cause bracts can run.
• Check the plant soil. If it is wet and the plant is wilted, this may be an indication of root rot
How to take care of your Poinsettia
• Do not plant your exposure to low temperatures even for a few minutes to damage the bracts and leaves.
• The indirect lighting, ideally six hours per day.
• Keep away and it is not in contact with the cold Windows.
• Keep away from the warm/cold projects of radiators, air registers, open doors and Windows.
• Preferred daytime temperatures of 60 to 70 ° f and night time temperatures around 55 ° F.
• Too high or too low a temperature will shorten the life of plants.
• Check the Water soil daily. dry soils. Allow water to drain into the saucer and excess water is discharged.
• Not fertilizira when it is in bloom
• Fertilizira poinsettia, if you plan to keep it in the past, the holiday season with saksijno fertilizer once a month.
Pleasant rest, you can find peace, love and happiness.
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