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Poinsettia Buying Tips
Poinsettias are beautiful flowers and a Christmas tradition. Poinsettia quality is at an all time high because poinsettias can be shipped directly from the greenhouse to your house quickly to retain high quality and freshness.
These tips will help you buy the best poinsettias for your Christmas holiday season.
Buy these Poinsettias:
- Choose a poinsettia plant with dark green foliage down to the soil line.
- Choose poinsettia plants with bracts (modified leaves) that are completely colored.
- The poinsettia should look full, balanced and attractive from all sides.
- The poinsettia plant should be 2 1/2 times taller than the diameter of the container.
- Check the poinsettia's maturity. Check the true flowers which are located at the base of the colored bracts. If the flowers are green or red-tipped and fresh looking the bloom will "hold" longer than if yellow pollen is covering the flowers.
National Poinsettia Cultivar Trials
The National Poinsettia Cultivar Trials were established in an effort to bring a thorough body of research and information to poinsettia growers across the country.
The site contains recomendations for growing poinsettia cultivars useful to large commercial growers as well as small specialty growers and home gardeners.
The research is the result of efforts by:
- Universities:
- Commercial Site:
- Commercial Breeders:
Purdue University Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Purdue University Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
The Purdue University Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture is a leader in ornamental horticulture research and education.
Consumer publications available include:
- General Horticulture
- Flowers And Houseplants
- Garden And Patio Flowers
- Houseplants
- Flower Arranging
- Fruits And Nuts
- Landscape Management
- Vegetables
- Multimedia Resources
Read more about the Purdue University Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture.
Cornucopia
The cornucopia from the Latin Cornu Copiae, also known as the Horn of Plenty or Harvest Cone, is a symbol of food and plenty dating back to the 5th century BC.
 The cornucopia or Horn of Plenty is a traditional floral arrangement for a Thanksgiving table. A traditional cornucopia is abundant with the rich colors of the Thanksgiving season. Warm orange Gerbera daisies, yellow alstroemeria, and bronze pompons flow from the basket, accented with hypericum, solidago, and yarrow.
Grower Direct vs Florist Arranged Flowers
Florists earn the money they make by providing you with both products and services. The flowers are their product and arranging them, storing them and delivering them are some of the services.
Growers provide you with a product, the flowers and materials to arrange them. Delivery is done by a shipping company such as FedEx. Delivering with a shipping service means a much wider coverage area for grower direct deliveries than traditional florists.
The comparison chart below should help decide which is best for you.
Reasons to Buy Grower Direct Flowers
Grower direct flowers provide you with very fresh cut flowers at a very reasonable price.
Here are some reasons to buy grower direct flowers:
- Grower direct flowers save you money
- Grower direct flowers are fresher on average
- Grower direct flowers have a wider delivery area than traditional florists
Buying Florist Flowers Online
Buying flowers by visiting an online florist's web site is probably for you if:
- You are pressed for time
- You want an artistic and appropriate arrangement for the occasion
- Online florists rank high for reliability and customer satisfaction
- The online florist's covarage area includes the delivery address
White Pine Cone and Tassel the State Flower of Maine
The White Pine Cone and Tassel is the State Flower of Maine. This makes Maine the only state that technically does not have a flower as the state flower.
White Pine Cone and Tassel the State Flower of Maine with the state bird, the Chickadee
The white pine cone and tassel (Pinus strobus, linnaeus) was adopted as the state flower of Main by the Legislature of 1895.
Read more about White Pine Cone and Tassel the State Flower of Maine.
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