Red leaf poinsettia: Meaning, uses and how to grow
Red leaf poinsettia: Meaning, uses and how to grow
Let’s learn the meaning of feng shui and how to plant the Poinsettia plant through the following article to celebrate Tet with your family more happily, luckily and peacefully. In addition to apricot and peach trees, during Tet there are many ornamental plants used to display and beautify the house, helping to attract wealth and increase peace for the family, including the Poinsettia tree. Let’s explore the meaning of the plant named Poinsettia and how to grow it through the following article.
What is a red-leaved Poinsettia plant?
Characteristics of the red-leaved
Poinsettia plant The Poinsettia plant is a bushy, woody, perennial plant with a height of 0.6 to 4m. It has dark green, lanceolate-shaped leaves that are slightly tapered and pointed at the tip. There are 2 – 3 lobes on the side, and the underside has many hairs. Poinsettia flowers are red in color and arranged in a circle. In fact, the flower of the Poinsettia plant is small in size, it is yellow but is surrounded by red leaves on top, gradually arranged with dark green or yellow leaves at the bottom. Fast growth rate, bright and vibrant colors full of vitality make this ornamental plant very popular. However, this is a toxic plant. If anyone is allergic to the resin, scent or ingredients of the plant, they will experience nausea, diarrhea and headaches, so it is also limited for children or people with a history of If you are allergic to pollen coming near the tree.
Characteristics of the red-leaved Poinsettia plant The Poinsettia plant is a bushy, woody, perennial plant with a height of 0.6 to 4m. It has dark green, lanceolate-shaped leaves that are slightly tapered and pointed at the tip. There are 2 – 3 lobes on the side, and the underside has many hairs. Poinsettia flowers are red in color and arranged in a circle. In fact, the flower of the Poinsettia plant is small in size, it is yellow but is surrounded by red leaves on top, gradually arranged with dark green or yellow leaves at the bottom. Fast growth rate, bright and vibrant colors full of vitality make this ornamental plant very popular. However, this is a toxic plant. If anyone is allergic to the resin, scent or ingredients of the plant, they will experience nausea, diarrhea and headaches, so it is also limited for children or people with a history of If you are allergic to pollen coming near the tree.
Feng shui meaning of the Poinsettia plant
In addition to its beauty and medicinal uses, the Poinsettia plant is chosen by many because it contains many good feng shui meanings. Its bright color seems to signal fortune, so it is considered an ornamental plant that brings luck and happiness to the homeowner. Furthermore, the Poinsettia plant is also considered a plant that helps students succeed in studying. Its name was given to it because in folklore, there was once a student who went to take the exam and picked up a strange flowering plant on the side of the road. When he was elected, the plant’s flowers turned red as if congratulating him on the exam. pass. In ancient times, in exams, red often symbolized the Poinsettia, the top position in the feudal “Three Nguyens”, so people gave it the name Poinsettia. Since then, this plant has been given as a gift to students as a wish for exam success, luck and success. The best feng shui location to place or plant the Poinsettia plant is right at the desk and main gate. When you put a pot of Poinsettia plant on your desk, it will help you work more cheerfully and increase efficiency, while planting the plant at the main gate will help attract good energy, supporting family members’ health. Good health and easier work.
Is the red-leaved Poinsettia plant poisonous?
The red-leaf poinsettia plant has low toxicity. If you accidentally eat the poinsettia leaves, symptoms of digestive disorders can occur due to mild inflammation of the stomach and intestines. However, if your family has young children or pets, you should be careful when growing this plant.
Instructions on how to plant and care for plants
How to grow Poinsettia plants To grow Poinsettia plants, you can buy seedlings to plant or propagate by seeds or cuttings. However, these methods take a long time. Currently, there are many gardeners selling young plants, so it is best to grow Poinsettias from seedlings as the fastest and least risky way.
Planting Poinsettias with seedlings
Step 1 Choose seedlings
When buying seedlings, you should choose plants that are full of life and free of pests and diseases. After purchasing, choose whether to plant it in a pot or in garden soil.
Step 2 Plant trees For growing in pots
You choose a pot with dimensions of 20x20x20cm to plant the tree as well as give the tree space to grow, add soil and then place the seedling in, cover with soil and water a little. The pot must have holes in the bottom to avoid waterlogging the plant. For plants grown in the ground Planting Poinsettias in the ground is best at the main gate Choose a planting location, preferably right at the main gate because this is the best location to plant Poinsettias in the garden. Next, dig a hole and put the sapling in, cover it with soil and remember to water the sapling. Growing Poinsettias using the cuttings method
Growing Poinsettias by cuttings is also a good choice
• You take a branch from a mother plant that is growing strongly and is pest-free
• Then, cut the rice cake about 10cm, strip off all the leaves and soak the branches in root stimulant.
• Finally, you plant about ⅓ of the tree branches into the prepared soil or pot, water the tree.
How to care for Poinsettia plants
After completing the planting of the Poinsettia plant, you need to understand how to take care of the plant so that it is healthy and flowers as quickly as possible.
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When taking care of Poinsettia plants, you should always keep the plant moist, especially around the time of planting. When the soil is dry, you must water it immediately. However, you should also water the plant slowly at the base, letting the water slowly seep into the soil. This plant does not like moisture, it just needs to be moderately moist, it doesn’t need to be too wet.
Poinsettia plants should be watered 1-2 times a day in normal weather conditions You should water 1-2 times a day, in normal weather conditions, depending on the weather, you will water more or less. Note that when watering the Poinsettia plant in the garden, do not water it too vigorously, especially in the fall when there are many insects. Watering vigorously will easily cause harmful organisms from the soil to splash onto the plant, causing harm to the plant.
Fertilizer
Poinsettia plants are very sensitive to fertilizer, so fertilize the plant sparingly Poinsettia plants are very sensitive to fertilizer, so you should avoid fertilizing right at the root and in large quantities because it can easily cause chemical shock and root burn. It is best to fertilize sparingly, once a month and use NPK fertilizer (20:20:20) diluted with water or slow-release fertilizer to fertilize the plants.
Light and temperature
The ideal condition for the Poinsettia plant to grow is when it grows in an environment with a temperature of 16 to 22 degrees Celsius. However, due to the characteristics of the plant growing in bushes and wide foliage, it needs to absorb a large amount of light. But avoid leaving the plant in the sun from 11 to 2 noon because it can easily cause heat shock and leaf burn.
Avoid leaving the Poinsettia plant in strong sunlight If you want the plant to bloom beautifully, you should put it in the shade more than in the sun, so you should place it under a thin net or expose it to the sun in the early morning. As for table plants, remember to take them out in the sun a few times a week to photosynthesize and avoid pests.
Above is some information about the Poinsettia plant, an ornamental plant with vivid beauty and meaning in life.
