It doesn't always have to be red
The vast majority of poinsettia varieties have bracts in a strong red color. However, there are also a variety of varieties that come in other colors. Most of them are breeds that emerged from the original varieties.
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Poinsettias can occur in addition to red, white, cream, yellow, pink and even two colors. The plants with blue flowers that are occasionally offered are not genuine cultivars. Here the bracts were sprayed with paint. These plants usually don't last very long because the paint sticks the leaves together. These poinsettias are not suitable for perennial keeping.
Some varieties are particularly good at growing as mini-varieties. Other types are for that Bonsai growing ideal.
You can grow poinsettias for several years
Even if it is elaborate, you can make poinsettias several years pull and bloom.
For this, the plants from Central and South America as well as Mexico have to be right maintain.
This is especially true for the lighting conditions. As short-day plants, poinsettias need a longer period in which they receive less than eleven hours of light per day. A new blossom achieve when you put the plants in the dark for a few weeks.
Small selection of varieties of poinsettia
| Variety name | colour | particularities |
|---|---|---|
| Sonora White | White bracts | Standard size |
| Mars White | White bracts | Standard size |
| Bright White Princess | White bracts | Standard size |
| Peterstar | Red bracts | Standard size |
| Angelica | Red bracts | Standard size |
| Da Vinci | Pink bracts | Standard and mini shape |
| Pink peppermint | Pink bracts | Standard size |
| Maren | Two-colored: red-pink bracts | Standard size |
| Marble Star | Two-colored: white-red bracts | Standard size |
| White glitter | Red and white speckled bracts | Standard size |
| Lilo | Red bracts | Mini cultivated form |
| Lemon Snow | Lemon yellow bracts | Standard and mini shape |
Tips
Of the Christmas star (Euphorbia pulcherrima) is sold under various names. It is known as the Advent star, Christmas star or poinsettia. The name poinsettia is derived from the botanical name poinsettia used earlier.
