Poinsettia

By Saxon Holt – Posted in: Garden Photography

These are the holidays so lets post a poinsettia picture.  Euphorbia pulcherimma comes in so many different colors now.

Poinsettia mixed colors

Poinsettia mixed colors

We all know the color we see is not in the leaves, right  ?  They are the flower bracts.  The flowers are the little inconsequential yellow dots in the picture.

Try to match these names to the correct plant. ‘Burgundy’, ‘Pink Carousel’, ‘Snowcap’, ‘Pink Parfait’, ‘Pink Marblestar’, ‘Merlot’, Jingle Bells’, ‘Winter Rose’.

Answer in a later Comment.

Cheers to all !  Merry Christmas !

Saxon Holt

Saxon Holt

Saxon Holt is the owner of PhotoBotanic.com, a garden picture resource for photographs, on-line workshops, and garden photography stories. An award winning photojournalist and Fellow of The Garden Writers Association with more than 25 garden books, he lives and gardens in Northern California. PhotoBotanic - Garden Photography online at www.photobotanic.com. https://photobotanic.com
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Lisa at Greenbow December 24, 2008, 6:04 am

Thank you for the poinsettas. There are some fancy varieties in this picture. I happen to not have one inthe house this year. The first time in many years. Merry Christmas to you too Saxon.

Thanks for checking in . . . again. I bet one reason you had no poinsettia this year is simply they have become boring. Some purists decry the fancy ones, but they are certainly not boring.

… and Happy Holidays to you, Lisa. – Saxon

Saxon Holt December 26, 2008, 1:26 pm

Poinsettia varieties decoded:
‘Pink Marblestar’ (bottom), ‘Pink Carousel’ (bottom left), ‘Merlot’ (bottom rt), ‘Snowcap’ (center), ‘Jingle Bells’ (left mid), ‘Pink Parfait’ (right mid), ‘Winter Rose’ (top left), ‘Burgundy’ (top rt)
– Saxon

Bren December 29, 2008, 12:15 am

These are fabulous images… I love the poinsettia photo. You have captured the Christmas spirit in your garden.
Merry Christmas from my GARDEN in the Midwest.

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