The poinsettia

The poinsettia

The poinsettia is an original plant that will help us to decorate both outside and inside our House since if what we want is to put it in the living room, for example, we can take care it locating it in an appropriate pot, while if we want it outside you can enjoy it as a shrub that will grow in a surprising way.

It is native to Mexico and although many people said to have red flowers the truth is that what has bracts and these can be both this color such as yellow, white and orange, among others.

If we decide to keep it on the outside of House we should not worry much by it but if on the contrary we put it inside you have to know that then the ground becomes as delicate as other flowers and we must therefore be more considerate of her.

The first Council that we must take is the care against sudden changes temperature since this can cause the plant to die quickly, so if you buy it on the street must be careful not to do it in winter or the change of environment between the place where, to House and the temperature of this can kill it (if you buy it in a closed tent can protect it with a blanket or jacket during the journey).

Poinsettia flower hates the cold and loves light so we should have it in a place where the sun reaches during hours possible day (beware of putting it in places where there are streams or heating although he loves the warm weather too strong heat can damage it).

As for irrigation must know that this plant loves humidity (we can water it twice a week and refresh their leaves every three or four days) but you have to bear in mind that we must do the traditional method if not putting water in the dish that has under its pot. In this way will be the plant itself that will decide how much you want to drink and we just have to be pending remove the excess amount when 15 minutes have passed.

At the level of disease is very similar to other flowers and plants since it tends to be attacked by spider mites, whitefly, mealybugs and fungus that appears when we irrigate it in a traditional way and create flooding.