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How to Buy Best Poinsettias | Poinsettia Buying Guide
23.06.2023 - 12:05 / balconygardenweb.com
Poinsettias spell holiday spirit like no other plant. With vibrant seasonal colors, they are one of the easiest ways to decorate your home during the Christmas season. However, to get the best specimens, you need to consider many things, and to help you out, we bring you a guide on How to Buy the Best Poinsettias!
Fun Fact: According to a 2015 report published on The University of Tennessee website, poinsettias are the top-selling potted flowering plants in the U.S! In economic terms, that’s $237 million out of a total of $781 million in sales of all flowering potted plants!
Do not look for just the more colored leaves while buying poinsettias, and pay more attention to the green color of the lower foliage. It indicates that the plant has a healthy root system and is young—which will help it turn red later!
Fun Fact: December 12 is celebrated as National Poinsettia Day! The day marks the death anniversary of Joel Roberts Poinsett, who brought poinsettia to the United States from Mexico.
The more unopened buds the plant has at the time of buying, the more it will have the chance to last long through the entire holiday and the winter season after you get it home.
Another crucial factor that you need to look for is the small, colorful leaves surrounding the tender yellow buds. Only buy that plant, which has a perked-up vivid red hue (or whatever color you’re buying) in the small leaves.
If the leaves around the buds are yellow, they won’t achieve a red hue during the holidays.
Fun Fact: California tops the charts regarding the most poinsettia-producing state.
If the yellow buds have already started to shed pollen (indicating it has already bloomed), then the plant will be of no use to you because it means the colorful bracts will
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