Poinsettia Open House

On Saturday morning I went to a Poinsettia Open House at UNH. There were 102 different varieties of plants! One section of the greenhouse had plants for sale but the majority of the Poinsettia's were strictly for observing and judging. I didn't judge, I observed. And photographed.

There were actually 2 different greenhouses and a long entryway filled with hundreds of Poinsettia's. It was a nice way to spend an hour or so, just browsing amongst the gorgeous colors of salmon, red, burgundy, pinks, roses, whites, and everything in between.




I spoke with the professor and he said the new varieties are genetically made in Mexico. From there the cuttings are sent up to the United States to big rooting companies. The rooting companies choose only the best and most hardy varieties to keep producing. Overall it is a very long process and can take years for one single variety.




Many of the varieties on display will never be seen at your own local greenhouse because they are too difficult and time consuming to grow. The greenhouse's could never make a profit. New varieties ARE making their way onto the market though. We just bought a red and white speckled Poinsettia at the local grocery store. I liked that it was a bit different looking.

I liked the deep red of the Cortez Burgundy. There were some orange Poinsettia's too but I didn't think they were very appealing.

Sonora White Glitter looks just like the plant I bought.

I took a LOT of pictures so trying to choose which ones I liked best was a challenge.

Thank you for visiting. Lately I'm trying to post photo's that are a little different than what I normally post. Other blogs have been inspiring me to look at my images a bit differently. I also am enjoying photos with color! This is such a blah time of year now that all the leaves have fallen but I'm determined to look outside the box. Of course I won't always hit the mark but for right now I'm liking the end results. I hope you do too!

I also wanted to thank all of you who left such heartwarming words on my post titled: At Rest. Sometimes I feel pressured (by myself) to blog more often but then I tell myself, you can only do what you can do. Anymore than that and it won't be true to who I am.