What kind of flower is poinsettia?
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Poinsettia, also called ivory, is a plant of the Euphorbiaceae family native to the Taxco region of Mexico. It has bright and warm colors, which is very suitable for the festive atmosphere of the festival. It is often used as cut flowers or potted plants for ornamental purposes. Its flower language is an oasis. According to legend, anyone born with the blessing of this flower has a good heart that comforts people's hearts.
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Poinsettia, also known as ivory red, Laolaijiao, Christmas flower, Christmas red, orangutan wood, is a plant of the genus Euphorbia of the Euphorbiaceae family.
Poinsettia is native to the Taxco region of Mexico and is a red flower used for Christmas decorations. The poinsettia is bright and warm in color, which is very suitable for the festive atmosphere of the festival. It is often used as cut flowers or potted plants for ornamental purposes. In recent years, many new varieties of poinsettia have been cultivated with more colorful colors.
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Main varieties
1. Ecke's White, the bracts are milky white.
2. Rosea, the bracts are pink.
3. Lutea, the bracts are light yellow. 4. Deep red poinsettia (Annette Hegg). The bracts are dark red.
5. Triploid poinsettia (Eckespointc-1), the bracts are leaf-shaped and bright red.
6. Double poinsettia (Plenissima), the leaves are bright red. Grey-green, the bracts are red and double.
7. Henrietta Ecke, the bracts are bright red and double. The outer bracts are flat and the inner bracts are upright. Very beautiful.
8. Spherical poinsettia (Plenissima Ecke'sFlamingSphere), the bracts are blood red, double, the bracts curl up and down into a ball shape, and grow slowly.
9. Variegata (Variegata) has light gray-green leaves with white markings and bright red bracts.
10. Mrs. Paul Ecke (Mrs. Paul Ecke) has wide, pillar-shaped leaves and blood-red bracts.
11. Festival Red, dwarf, with large bracts and bright red.
12. PetoyRed, the bracts are wide and deep red.
13. SuccessRed, with ridge-shaped leaves and red bracts.
14. OrangeRedLilo, the bracts are large and orange-red.
15. Pearl, the bracts are yellow and white.
16. Pichacho, a dwarf species with dark green leaves and dark red bracts, does not require hormone treatment.
Flower Language
The poinsettia is the birthday flower of December 25th and is the flower of the birth of Christ. Its flower language is an oasis. In the severe winter when the leaves and fruits of other trees fall off, only this tree still flourishes and bears red fruits.
Anyone born with the blessing of this flower has a good heart that comforts people's hearts. It is said that if you direct this kind of heart towards a specific person, he or she will immediately become your prisoner.
How to grow
Poinsettia likes warmth, moisture and sufficient light. It is not tolerant to low temperatures and is a typical short-day plant. Strong direct sunlight and insufficient light are both detrimental to its growth.
Avoid accumulation of water and just keep the pot soil moist.
Short day treatment can lead to early flowering.
The cold resistance is weak. For greenhouse cultivation in East and North China, it must be moved into the greenhouse before frost. Otherwise, the temperature will be low and the leaves will easily turn yellow and fall.
The room temperature in winter should not be lower than 5℃, preferably 16-18℃.
It has strict requirements on moisture. If the soil is too wet, it can easily cause root rot, leaf fall, etc.
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