Rose Clark ; of Otter Nurseries Answers Your Gardening Questions
Western Morning News, The › October 31, 2009
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ROSE CLARK of Otter Nurseries answers your gardening questions I LOVE poinsettias, which you only seem to find at Christmas! But they never seem to last long. What is the best way of caring for them? J Williams, Newquay Over recent years the poinsettia, Euphorbia pulcherrima , has become the indoor symbol of Christmas. It's the large bract surrounding the rather insignificant flowers that provide a wealth of colour over the Christmas period.
Poinsettias belong to a genus of more than 2,000 species. The genus is variable and contains annuals, perennials, herbs, shrubs and trees. They all have toxic/irritant milky white latex (sap). Many are native to sub-tropical and warm temperate regions.See the full content of this document
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Rose Clark ; of Otter Nurseries Answers Your Gardening Questions
The poinsettia is a Mexican species, and in tropical gardens a single plant can make a striking feature of 3-4m high and nearly as much across!
For pot work, a much shorter plant is equired. Over the years many suitable vari...See the full content of this document
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