Every housewife wants to see indoor plants in her house. Flowers on the windowsills add coziness to the living space. Also, many people want a kind of nature in the house. Plants make the room beautiful, fresh, during the cold season it is pleasant to take care of them. A flower with red leaves will decorate any home. Ornamental plants are easy to breed, the main thing is to know how to properly care for them.
Beautiful poinsettia
The flower with red leaves looks very beautiful. Such a plant will be a great gift for family and friends. "Christmas star", or poinsettia, is the name of a flower with red leaves. When the New Year comes, a person always wants bright colors (perhaps that is why it was called that). Poinsettias are native to Central America and Mexico. More recently, the Aztecs used dye from bracts in cosmetology and textiles. Even the "Christmas star" was considered healing, from itthe juice was extracted and added to fever medicines.
The name "poinsettia" was given to the plant by Joel Roberts Poinsett. He was the first Mexican minister, botanist and physician. He was the first to be struck by a beautiful flower. J. Poinsett brought it to South Carolina 189 years ago, began to grow it on his plantations and send it to other gardens.
Christmas Star
The flower with red leaves gained real popularity thanks to an emigrant from Germany, Albert Ecke. He was a true fan of plants. In 1911, a flora lover founded a greenhouse. Together with his son, he saw that the color of the poinsettia would be perfect for the symbol of Christmas and New Year. The family began to grow a potted flower with red leaves already in the sixties. And for more than forty years, the "Christmas star" has been decorating the homes of American families for the New Year holidays. It has become a good tradition to buy an indoor flower with red leaves for celebrations in the cold season. At first, the poinsettia was grown in open ground, then in greenhouses, and only then in room conditions. On the eve of the Christmas holidays, the red-leaved flower is the most sought-after plant in the American market. Over fifty million poinsettias are sold during the New Year's season. In the Russian Federation, an indoor flower with red leaves is still not well known and loved. However, every year more and more buyers acquire a beautiful overseas plant. Past such beautyit is rare to pass indifferently.
Poinsettia care and gardener reviews
The "Christmas Star" should be kept out of the reach of children. The juice of the Mexican plant is very poisonous, at the slightest contact with the eyes or on the mucous membrane, it is necessary to thoroughly rinse this place with water. Also, after working with a flower, you need to clean your hands well.
Poinsettia does not tolerate sudden changes in temperature and drafts. If something does not suit the flower, it will begin to wither and lose leaves. According to the reviews of gardeners, the plant does not like direct sunlight, it can be transferred to the balcony without drafts in the warm season.
As lovers of this plant say, "Christmas star" should not be filled with water. The liquid must not be cold. You can also spray the leaves of the flower with warm water. At the end of spring (in May), it is necessary to transplant the plant. The pot will fit a little larger than the previous one. Humus, sand, peat and leaves are added to the ground.
There are a lot of reviews of gardeners about a beautiful flower with red leaves. Florists say that they associate poinsettia with the New Year. Its bright colors cheer up even on gray cold days. It is the flower with red leaves that stands on the tables at Christmas in many families. Reviews of gardeners about poinsettia are always flattering. You can't help but love this beauty!
Beautiful flowers
In nature, there are very few types of poinsettia: sparkling and spherical, large-hornedand the most beautiful, "mile". Flowers bloom in the cold season, delight amateur gardeners all three months of winter. But in and of themselves they are of no interest. The flowers are completely invisible, but the bracts (these are modified leaves) are the opposite. They are not only bright red, but also white or pink.
Bracts can stay on the plant for up to six months. Therefore, a person manages to admire the beauty of a flower. In order for the red "stars" to remain on the plant for as long as possible, you need to buy it with buds that have not yet had time to bloom. This is what many amateur gardeners write on the forums, where there are many different reviews about interesting flowers.
After flowering, the poinsettia enters a dormant period. She sheds all the leaves, and only the stem remains. This view does not look very beautiful, but this is the normal state for this plant. If you do not throw it away, but save it, then for the next New Year holidays there will again be a flower with red leaves.
Short description
Mexican plant belongs to the genus Euphorbia. It blooms on cold winter days, somewhere around the New Year or Christmas. The entire period lasts approximately six months. The flowers are small, yellow-green. In room conditions, mankind has learned to grow annuals and biennials. The stems of the plant stand straight and branch.
Bracts of the "Christmas star" are not only solid colors (red, pink, cream, white), but also two-colored. Shades depend onplant varieties. For example, "emperor" is red, "regina" is white and cream, "dorothy" is pink.
In order for the poinsettia to bloom for the New Year holidays, you will need to tinker a little. The preparatory process should start already in September.
Harmony in the interior
Plants always decorate a person's house, they give it comfort, cleanliness and beauty. Currently, people are trying to make the interior of the living space as original as possible. Flowers with red leaves are perfect for bringing such an idea to life. Photos of plants are full of magazines directly in combination with the decor or colors of the interior of the house. You can view several options at once. There is also information about the prices of indoor plants, a description of their care. Flowers with red leaves are considered a good and expensive gift. Such a gift will be to the liking of every person. A piece of overseas nature in the house will only decorate the corner of the living room. There are a lot of reviews from gardeners about the wonderful combination of flowers with red leaves with other little things in the interior of the house. Plants look very harmonious.
Flowers with red leaves
People in the modern world are actively engaged in the cultivation of indoor plants. A large number of beautiful colors allows you to choose the brightest for the interior of your home. Particular attention of people is attracted by flowers with red leaves. The names of plants can be asked from florists in a flower shop or found in the literature. In modern timesquite a lot of information provided.
These are flowers such as coleus and the previously described poinsettia, columna and croton. Such vegetation is rather unusual for Russian people, therefore special attention is now being paid to it. After all, red flowers are not flowers, but leaves. This is what makes them interesting to the Slavic people.
Red Flowers
Amateur gardeners often choose plants for their appearance and ease of care. The less whimsical the flower, the better for the person. Indoor plants should please the owner, and not be a burden to him. One of these colors is coleus. It has over one hundred and fifty species. Semi-shrubs grow up to eighty centimeters. Their smallest height is about twenty-five centimeters. This is an unusual red flower with long leaves, they are jagged along the edges, like the well-known nettle. He is very fond of gardeners, as he is not particularly whimsical in care. People call it "nettle".
Red flowers should be in every home, it is a symbol of material well-being (according to Eastern wisdom). In the flower market, the most popular are still begonia and pelargonium. They please the owner for a long time. They also don't require a lot of maintenance. The shape of the flowers themselves is very beautiful. Often plants are used in romantic interiors.
Original gift
The more bright colors in the indoor flower, the more spectacular it looks. There is always a demand for such a product. Flowers with greenred leaves can also be found in the homes of Russians. This is no longer a novelty, for example, Croton. The plant has an interesting color and shape of leaves, green-red color and carved ends.
To keep croton dark green, keep it in a place out of the sun. If the sun's rays fall on the flower, the leaves will turn red.
In nature, there is another very interesting indoor plant. Columnea consanguinea is a flower with green leaves that have red hearts on them. A plant with such romantic spots is often given as a gift to your beloved. This is a very original surprise for a loved one. Flowers with red-green leaves look original and unusual.
Plants in the house give not only beauty, but also give freshness. It is always nice to take care of the greenery in the cold winter time. When the flowers are full of bright colors, then a holiday comes to the house.
