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Poinsettia: best soil mix and feeding guide
Poinsettia is in Living Soil's Flowering pot plants group. Plants sold in flower, such as poinsettias, pot mums, cyclamen and forced bulbs, and flowering shrubs in tubs. Its guide gathers what published references say about soil pH, feeding, spotting problems, cautions and mixes, with 2 mixes that suit it.
What the poinsettia guide covers
Every item carries the reference behind it. Where references disagree, the guide shows both.
- Soil pH1
- Feeding6
- Spotting problems5
- Cautions4
- Mixes1
The count is how many sourced items each part of the guide holds.
Mixes that suit poinsettia
One mix is made just for poinsettia, inside its guide.
Each mix comes with the reference behind every figure, measured for your batch, pots or bed.
Good to know
- Also known as: poinsettias, euphorbia pulcherrima and christmas star
Questions
What is the best soil for poinsettia?
Living Soil lists 2 mixes that suit poinsettia, each from a published reference. One is Simplest houseplant mix. One is made just for it. The app measures any of them for your batch, pots or bed.
Is the poinsettia guide free?
Its overview is free: what the guide covers and which mixes suit it. Opening the full guide takes credits, and the app shows the price before you confirm. Credits never expire.
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