Poinsetia is the most beautiful( New Year's Star)
Family of euphorbia. The genus of poinsetia.
Natural climatic conditions: subtropical Mexico.
Shrub perennial with palchatonadrezannymi, almost like a maple, but triangular in the main outline leaves collected at the tips of shoots in bryonic rosettes - flowers;ordinary leaves are green, bracts are brightly colored( depending on the variety: "Annette Hegg Divo" - in crimson red, "Annette Hegg Pink" - in pink, "Annette Hegg White" - white color, etc.) and provideplant decorative, real flowers are inconspicuous, yellow. Flowering time, as a rule, falls on January-March, but can be changed due to the conditions of detention. The rest period is incomplete, determined by the suspension of the growth of new leaves and shoots.
Moisture requirement: moderate, close to economical watering( approximately 2 times a week), to the air humidity the plant as a whole is undemanding, except for budding and flowering period, when it is desirable to increase it.
Temperature regime: one of the most important factors of normal flowering, which must be strictly observed. During the budding of flowering 20-25 ° C, subsequent vegetation - about 20 ° C, the rest period( lasting from 4 to 8 weeks) - 10-15 ° C, the increase is gradual. To increase the flowering period after the appearance of "flowers", it can be made cooler( 20 ° C or lower).Short-term frosts are not afraid.
Light mode: a pronounced short-day plant. During the rest period - no more than 8 hours of light, followed by a gradual elongation( in parallel with the rise in temperature) and a shift to the southern windows from the beginning of the budding period.
The requirement for soil: it is not whimsical( almost any sufficiently nutritious land mixture can be used).In the period of budding and flowering - fertilizing with mineral fertilizers.
Propagation: apical cuttings( having 5-6 internodes) during rest period or at the very beginning of growth;the plant has healers, which requires taking measures to stop the allocation of milky juice.
Features: over time bracts of the leaves "petals" turn into ordinary, their partial shedding is normal.