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- Have a poinsettia properly over a poinsettia
- Summer star on the windowsill summer
- Bring poinsettias outside in the summer
- Get back to the house in time
- Without dark phase no colored bracts
- Tips
After the winter time, the poinsettia loses its red leaves
Have a poinsettia properly over a poinsettia
A poinsettia has its main flowering season in winter. He is drawn in this time in the room and provides with his colored bracts for Christmas mood. In summer, the plant takes a short rest.So summer you have poinsettias.
Summer star on the windowsill summer
Basically, you can breed a Christmas star on the windowsill all year round, if the location is favorable there. He should offer the following conditions:
After flowering, however, only green leaves are formed. If you have enough space, you can spend the Christmas star a little cooler. During this time you water less than the main flowering time.
Bring poinsettias outside in the summer
Even better than on the windowsill, the poinsettia likes it when you spend the summer outside on the balcony or on the terrace.
Place the pot in a dew-protected area where it is warm and light. Too much direct midday sun is not suitable.
To keep the substrate from getting too wet, protect the poinsettia from heavy downpours. When it is dry, do not water it until the top layer of the earth has dried. Do not place the pot on a coaster. Then excess water can drain off and you avoid that the plant stands in waterlogging.
Get back to the house in time
Poinsettias do not tolerate frost. They prefer temperatures between 20 and 26 degrees. If it gets cooler again outside, you have to bring the plant back into the house. At less than five degrees the poinsettia comes in.
Without dark phase no colored bracts
For the Christmas star to develop again colored bracts, it needs a longer phase with less light.
He should not receive eleven more lights for a maximum of twelve hours each day. Cover for six to eight weeks or cover the plant by the hour with a cardboard box or an opaque bag.
Tips
Some hobby gardeners swear to plant the Christmas star in the summer in the bed. All you have to do is remember to dig it out in good time before it gets too cool outside.