The poinsettia is a perennial plant
In its homeland, the poinsettia grows for many years. It grows up to four meters high and often shows its colored bracts all year round.
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In our latitudes, poinsettias are only grown as houseplant, as they are not hardy. In addition, there is too long light here in summer. The poinsettia is a short-day plant that needs less than twelve hours of light per day to form the characteristic bracts.
A poinsettia can also be kept here for several years and made to bloom if you provide the right site conditions and good care.
Continue to care for the poinsettia after flowering
- Place cooler
- pour less
- fertilize moderately
- repot
- cut only if necessary
After flowering, place the poinsettia a little cooler if possible. You can easily put it on the balcony or plant it in the garden once the temperatures are high enough. Now is also the best time to repot it.
The poinsettia needs slightly less water during the summer. You can also reduce the amount of fertilizer.
You don't have to cut it. Only when the plant is out of shape do you trim it. Remove the flowers and bracts.
This is how you achieve a renewed bloom of the poinsettia
The poinsettia only develops new bracts if it has been darkened for some time beforehand. If you want the poinsettia to be red again for Christmas, you have to either put it in a dark room from November or cover it with a bag. He may not get more than eleven hours of light per day for six to eight weeks.
Tips
If you want to grow a poinsettia perennial, choose a plant that is as strong as possible. With inexpensive poinsettias from the supermarket, it is usually not worth growing them for more than one season.
