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Poinsettia.
I relative gave me this Poinsettia plant for Christmas.
I figured I had better photograph it before it bids us all adios Bob Williams |
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Poinsettia.
"Bob Williams" wrote in message ... I relative gave me this Poinsettia plant for Christmas. I figured I had better photograph it before it bids us all adios Bob Williams They're amazing things aren't they! Mary |
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Poinsettia.
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Bob Williams wrote: I relative gave me this Poinsettia plant for Christmas. I figured I had better photograph it before it bids us all adios Bob Williams --------------------------------------------------------------------- [Image] I've had one live for up to 3 years in the greenhouse, and my uncle had one grow into a tree in his yard. He lives near San Diego. ;-) Mine re-bloomed in the late fall. -- Peace, Om "Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first." -- Mark Twain |
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Poinsettia.
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In article , Bob Williams wrote: I relative gave me this Poinsettia plant for Christmas. I figured I had better photograph it before it bids us all adios Bob Williams --------------------------------------------------------------------- [Image] I've had one live for up to 3 years in the greenhouse, and my uncle had one grow into a tree in his yard. He lives near San Diego. ;-) Mine re-bloomed in the late fall. The Paul Ecke Ranch in San Diego County produces over 80% of all the Poinsettias sold in the U.S.!!! Apparently there is some "trick" to making them bloom repeatedly year after year. I understand that they produce fewer, smaller and less colorful bracts as time progresses. They will however, grow to 8-10 feet tall if planted in the ground, but they will be kinda spindly. The temperature range that they can tolerate is VERY narrow. San Diego is one of the few places in the Continental U.S. that have such a narrow temperature range. Bob Williams |
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Poinsettia.
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Bob Williams wrote: Omelet wrote: In article , Bob Williams wrote: I relative gave me this Poinsettia plant for Christmas. I figured I had better photograph it before it bids us all adios Bob Williams --------------------------------------------------------------------- [Image] I've had one live for up to 3 years in the greenhouse, and my uncle had one grow into a tree in his yard. He lives near San Diego. ;-) Mine re-bloomed in the late fall. The Paul Ecke Ranch in San Diego County produces over 80% of all the Poinsettias sold in the U.S.!!! Apparently there is some "trick" to making them bloom repeatedly year after year. I understand that they produce fewer, smaller and less colorful bracts as time progresses. They will however, grow to 8-10 feet tall if planted in the ground, but they will be kinda spindly. The temperature range that they can tolerate is VERY narrow. San Diego is one of the few places in the Continental U.S. that have such a narrow temperature range. Bob Williams I think the trick to blooming them at a set time is lighting control. Many seasonal lilies sold nowadays are clones and I think the same goes for Poinsettias. When I took Botany back in junior college, we watched an in class film of a seasonal flower cloning operation. They have this sort of "sponge" of cells growing under controlled conditions. They then add hormones to get them to convert to root and stems so they get a bunch of uniform plants. It's really interesting stuff. ;-) http://tinyurl.com/22pbt6 I enjoy doing a little bit of propagation from cuttings. It's often easier than growing stuff from seeds. -- Peace, Om "Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first." -- Mark Twain |
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