Star of Bethlehem - one of the names puansetii or milkweed beautiful, or euphorbias pulherrima.The plant belongs to the family Euphorbiaceae.Homeland considered tropical regions of Mexico and Central America.
The usual conditions puansetiya grows into a shrub about 3 m, and evergreen.Its branches are hollow, thick, woody bottom.If damaged branches and leaves is an allocation of milky juice, an irritant in contact with skin.
For Europeans, the star of Bethlehem - the traditional Christmas flower, because it blooms it was during these celebrations.It is accepted to give, going to visit relatives and friends.
Puansetiya can form a stacked stars that come from creamy white to dark crimson.Bright stars on a background of green leaves attract the views of virtually everyone.
notched leaves of this plant, with yellow or pink pattern growing on reddish long petioles.The flowers are small, green, spherical, are collected in inflorescence.Bracts surrounding the flowers are brightly colored, held a few months (up to 5).It bracts many people mistaken for flowers.
puansetii When growing in a room with a plant pot should be put in a light (not the sun), and a warm place.Not to indulge in excessive watering.Avoid hypothermia substrate.Drafts are contraindicated.If these simple conditions the plant may get sick and have to make an extra effort to bring it to a healthy state.
to lay the flower buds puansetii, needs short daylight hours.To achieve an annual flowering plant need to stimulate, from September to mid-November he provided light only for 10 hours.In the remaining time in the dark it contains, for example, sealed opaque dark package.During this period watering is rare, but do not allow the drying of the soil.
After flowering, the Star of Bethlehem is experiencing a 2-month rest period.The temperature during this period is maintained at 140 ° C, watered rarely lighting provides bright, diffused, feeding do not.
In March, before the transplant, puansetii shoots should be cut by 1/3 length.Leave only need five strong kidneys.After trimming watered with warm water.When the leaves need to transplant the plant in a pot slightly larger drainage.The substrate needs slightly acidic.It is desirable to add a little soil Kornevina powder, improve the process of rooting.
As the need to maintain a compact crown, leaving no more than 6 strongest shoots, remove the excess.At the beginning of the growing season nitrogen fertilizer needed feeding.In September desirable spraying calcium supplementation.Before flowering temperature need at 200C.
puansetiyu propagated from cuttings can be cut off, after which the cut must be placed in warm water to stop the selection of juice.When they need to be planted in small pots.As soon as growth begins, the tip should be prischipnut.
BREEDER derived many varieties - both tall, and potted.Among the low grades have ampelnye shaped trees with beautiful foliage, bushy.These plants are often used in floral arrangements.Very decorative star of Bethlehem.Photos show well the beauty and strangeness.
