What care is needed for indoor plants, they knowall florists are amateurs. By and large, you just need to be aware of a suitable specific instance of light and temperature mode, know how to water it, and be able to reproduce and replant. However, there are among domestic flowers and such, which are far from easy to take care of. For example, caring for a punch - a red Christmas star - will require from you not only basic knowledge of agricultural technology, but also the ability to observe a special light regime, without which it will never blossom. Yes, and in general poinsety is capricious. Then she does not want to blossom, then suddenly her leaves turn yellow and fall ... And the owners are racking their brains about what could have happened, whether any illnesses had happened, and how to make this capricious bloom in the home. In short, the finest punchete delivers a lot of hassle for flower growers. But everything is compensated simply by enchanting flowering of punch. The main thing is to know about its features, to be able to properly care, and if necessary, and multiply. 
General care rules
Care of a capricious poinsetia begins with the momentits acquisition. Choose the most healthy specimen in the flower shop. Signs of a good state of pusansetia are a large and dense crown, a short stem and dark green lower leaves. If the leaves of the flower look drooping, the stem is stretched or bent, then the flower is clearly weakened, a long flowering will not please you and will not last long in your house. When the punch is moved from the store to your home, it will take some time for acclimatization. Try to ensure that during this period it was protected from direct sun rays and was not in a hot place. During acclimatization, punching should be maintained at a temperature of 15-20 ° C. It is dangerous at this time and a drop in temperature. If the room becomes cool (below 10 ° C), then in these unfavorable conditions punchete will lose its bright bracts. Strictly speaking, such a temperature regime is also preferable during the period of active growth and flowering of ponance. At the same time, it is necessary to provide bright illumination and timely watering. Poinsetia does not tolerate drought, but it can also negatively react to waterlogging of the soil. Therefore, water it only after drying the upper layer of the earth coma. When the soil is overdried, the plant will die from lack of moisture, and with its excess from decaying roots. As far as lighting is concerned, the flower loves a bright light, but can not stand the direct sun. However, with excessive shading, the leaves may begin to fall off, stopping or not starting to bloom at all. By the way, blooming of punch is a separate conversation, as it is possible to make it bloom at home only with the necessary knowledge. 
How to make a punchset bloom
The fact is that the puncheti red (pink,white,) the bracts appear only if a certain regime of day and night is observed. To form flower buds, it must be in total darkness for at least half a day. And if you want to make a blossom povsetiiyu, for example, the New Year holidays, then this regime must be provided at least eight weeks before they occur. Putting a plant for 12 or 14 hours in a dark place or simply covering it with a light-tight dome (box, package), you will achieve the fact that in two to three weeks the puncheti will begin to form flower buds, and later bright bracts will appear. To prevent flowering of the punch can be improper watering or high temperature. At this time and during the flowering period, which can last from two months to six months, the punch should be kept at a temperature of no higher than 20 ° C, while the most favorable temperature will be below the average norm of 15-17 ° C. With proper care, flowering will be abundant and long lasting, and will end with a natural transition of ponetia into a state of rest. By the way, it is the beginning of this phase that often causes panic among owners of poinsetia. It's just at this time that the leaves of the punch are yellowing and falling off, even if you looked after it correctly. However, there is no reason for panic - this is a natural process. You will only have to remove the flower for storage and wait for the start of a new active phase.
The rest period
So, after flowering pianetia redbracts and green leaves turn yellow and fall off, and the plant itself passes into a state of rest. This period, as a rule, lasts until the spring, and the plant needs special care. If you have the opportunity, move the punch to a dark cool room where the temperature would not exceed 15 ° C, but would not fall below 10 ° C. Be sure to continue to water the punch - the land in the pot should never dry up. However, watering the plant should be moderate and not very often. With the onset of spring, the plant must be cut off, continue watering in a moderate mode and start feeding with complex fertilizers. About a month later the stem will begin to grow, and young leaves will appear. With the onset of heat, it is advisable to keep poinsety outdoors. However, do not forget that it does not tolerate high temperatures and direct sun. Begin to water the flower in the usual way for him, trying not to overdry and do not overstrain the ground in the pot. Continue to feed the punch, only do it less often - once every three to four weeks. At the same time, you can form the crown of a plant, periodically cutting it. With the onset of the active phase, puncture can be transplanted and multiplied.
Reproduction and transplantation
The transplantation of the punch is carried out in the spring tothe beginning of flowering the plant was strengthened. For the transplant, choose a pot a little larger than the previous one. The flower can simply be transferred to a new pot, retaining an earthen lump, and sprinkling fresh earth. But if you suspect that the roots have begun to decay, then the flower needs to be processed by cutting the damaged roots and completely replacing the soil in the pot. Do not forget also when transplanting about the drainage layer. Reproduction of ponetzia does not cause any difficulties. The fact is that at home this flower reproduces in the simplest and most accessible way - cuttings. It is most convenient to take the cuttings during the pruning of the flower. Their length should not exceed 10 and be less than 7 centimeters. In addition, each propagating stalk should have 3-4 green leaves. Cuttings immediately put in a moistened substrate. Before the appearance of the first shoots cuttings are not fed, but only watered and periodically sprayed. By the way, the reproduction of poinsetia will be successful only under the condition of constant moderate moisture of the substrate and good drainage. With stagnant moisture on young plants, mushroom mosquitoes or whiteflies may appear, and with its lack, cuttings will simply dry out. After the appearance of the young plant, the plants begin to feed, resume watering in the usual mode for pianism and alternate shading with bright light. In general, from this point on, care for young plants is the same as for adult ponetzes. 
Diseases and pests
If pausetia yellow or fall leaves afterflowering, then do not panic. However, the cause of this can be the disease of the plant, as well as pests that have settled on the leaves. The most common diseases of poinsetia:
- Gray rot. Especially dangerous in the period of coloring bracts.
- Bacterial spotting. For this disease, poinsetia is vulnerable during dormancy and with the onset of vegetation.
- Root rot. The cause of this disease is excessive watering.
In addition, like other houseplants,puanseti are susceptible to fungal and viral diseases, bacterial decay, as well as leaf rust. All these diseases are treated with special or complex preparations, which can be purchased in flower shops. Another trouble, which are subject to room ponsetti, are pests. The most common of them are:
- whitefly,
- mealybug;
- a spider mite;
- a mushroom mosquito,
- greenhouse aphid.
Fighting them is easy enough. Quickly get rid of pests will help conventional insecticides. The main thing is to notice in time and not to let these insects inflict a noticeable harm to the flower.
Other problems and issues
For punchetia, flowering is the maindecorative value. Actually, for the sake of this and plant these houseplants. And why some flower growers do not bloom poinsetia - this is a matter of competent forcing. If the light and temperature conditions are observed, as well as when the plant is properly kept in a rest period, it will bloom. Why do not room pansets resume growth after a period of rest? The reason for this can only be improper care: excessive watering, drying out the earthy coma, too low a temperature in the room. Yellowing of leaves can be either a sign of the transition of poinsety to a state of rest, and a sign of some disease. But if you properly take care of this unusual plant, provide him with a comfortable temperature regime and competent irrigation, then at home it will repeatedly please you with his wonderful flowering. And although caring for the punch is not easy, it is her bloom that compensates for all your efforts. We advise you to read:
