tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post2227919275593356327..comments2024-03-24T10:06:36.115-03:00Comments on Bloomingwriter: Gardening in Nova Scotia: Christmas plants, part 1: PoinsettiasAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-66430741110743903502012-05-26T17:19:33.483-03:002012-05-26T17:19:33.483-03:00I found your blog while searching online for the c...I found your blog while searching online for the care of the poinsettia. I feel so sorry for mine you see and feel it needs intervention. I received mine at Christmas as a gift. The store where the person bought it had sprayed the leaves with some sort of glitter spray, so it was quite sad looking from the start. At present, all but 3 leaves have fallen off and now I have 3 exposed stems. I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-41255638715279506772009-12-20T12:16:26.148-04:002009-12-20T12:16:26.148-04:00I'm sorry to say that I hate poinsettias like ...I'm sorry to say that I hate poinsettias like several of the commenters above me....I usually don't hate plants and try to give them all a break. But this one, though seemingly a perfect solution to adding holiday color to one's home, just doesn't make sense...it's so darn fussy it clearly doesn't want to be in our cold, drafty homes! I've killed more than I can rebecca Sweethttp://www.gossipinthegarden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-73494976767105735232007-12-10T04:17:00.000-04:002007-12-10T04:17:00.000-04:00What a great article about one of the few plants I...What a great article about one of the few plants I really hate. It even makes me feel sorry for the poor poinsettia that was given to me a few weeks ago and that I managed to kill off within a week. Unlike Mr Brown Thumb I didn't even go out of my way to do this. Plants feel it when I don't like them and give up without putting up a long fight. ):Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-88973525617812036872007-12-08T12:12:00.000-04:002007-12-08T12:12:00.000-04:00Your photos are beautiful, Jodi and even if it's s...Your photos are beautiful, Jodi and even if it's silk the wreath is pretty cool!<BR/>The darker red ones are my favorite and glitter really freaks me out. <BR/><BR/>I remember seeing them grown in Illinois in huge greenhouses. Automated equipment pulled some kind of fabric shields across on a strict schedule to exclude light and regulate the daylength so the blooms would be triggered. Down here IAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-89341598424550109502007-12-07T12:39:00.000-04:002007-12-07T12:39:00.000-04:00I love these flowers. My dad grew for a local gre...I love these flowers. My dad grew for a local greehouse for years. He always had a great pointsetia every year for the house. He even gave me and my sisiter one long after we were grown and away. Gosh they are so much a part of my Christmas memories. Thanks for the info and the lovely picturesKatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13710282324570520410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-40909918462214378162007-12-07T10:08:00.000-04:002007-12-07T10:08:00.000-04:00Jodi, I don't have to go out of my way to kill poi...Jodi, I don't have to go out of my way to kill poinsettas. I like them but they don't like being inside my house. Too hot and dry I guess. As I said I abhor what dealers do to the live poinsettas to make them into trendy colors. The sparkles are the worse thing.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-89028299427187714642007-12-07T03:23:00.000-04:002007-12-07T03:23:00.000-04:00Great post Jodi,Though I'm in a small club of peop...Great post Jodi,<BR/><BR/>Though I'm in a small club of people who can't stand the sight of poinsettias. I don't know why I don't like them-my dislike is very irrational but I can't help it.<BR/><BR/>The dolled up ones you see in the stores now make me dislike them even more.<BR/><BR/>Last year I went out of my way to kill two of them that were given to me. :0/MrBrownThumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11326733084344581944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-32200409363090579372007-12-07T01:37:00.000-04:002007-12-07T01:37:00.000-04:00It is called here in Poland 'Bethlehem Star'.I sto...It is called here in Poland 'Bethlehem Star'.<BR/>I stopped buying it for Christmas, cos I feel sorry for throw them away every time. I tried to grow, but without spectacular success - even thou, where would I find the space to keep them all?<BR/>greetings,<BR/>e.Ewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02460827662984311538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-74217749907018806102007-12-07T01:08:00.000-04:002007-12-07T01:08:00.000-04:00Very imformative post with great photos, Jodi ... ...Very imformative post with great photos, Jodi ... I'm with you regarding spray-painted gaudy poinsettias in shades of blue or other ghastly hues, again adding insult with glitter and sequins. People who purchase these are NOT gardeners. Thank God, there seems to be less of these monstrosities than last year. Perhaps the fad had ended!joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569378877717221045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-52857643572262256422007-12-06T16:11:00.000-04:002007-12-06T16:11:00.000-04:00Every Advent I buy Poinsettias...they are almost a...Every Advent I buy Poinsettias...they are almost as important as all the candles I also buy at the same time! We also call them here "Christmas stars" and we have them in different red shapes, pink and white. A few years ago they started to sell them also in blue, yellow and gold (of course not the real colour!).Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02062381754017907653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-28190203111647924542007-12-06T14:27:00.000-04:002007-12-06T14:27:00.000-04:00We used to live in Encinitas, Ca. which is also ho...We used to live in Encinitas, Ca. which is also home of one of the world's biggest poinsettia growers. To my amazement, the poinsettias grew in our backyard in huge bushes that were six feet tall and eight feet wide. After Christmas, we'd just take the ones in the pots and stick them in the ground and they'd get going. The grower is Paul Ecke and they have a good website; Victoria Cummingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267314663679137147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-36613882032097515092007-12-06T10:46:00.000-04:002007-12-06T10:46:00.000-04:00My favorite is 'Monet' with that air brushed quali...My favorite is 'Monet' with that air brushed quality of pink! The reds are beautiful and really say 'Christmas' but the color is a bit harsh for my living room. My Mom bought one of the garishly spray painted one for a friend. She said it was pretty! Ugh! She is a great seamstress and has a black thumb! LOL:) Everyone has their gifts!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-77077859399325911152007-12-06T06:31:00.000-04:002007-12-06T06:31:00.000-04:00I'm a very good poinsetta killer, since I allways ...I'm a very good poinsetta killer, since I allways forget to water them. Perhaps I was born with a 'not edible, not important' trait in my character. I'll even avoid silk poinsettas because I forget them untill I discover them during summer, sitting proudly on the library table*, covered in layers upon layers of dust. It's a pitty since it's a really beautiful flower.<BR/><BR/>The odd fact; in Rosengeraniumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14240843576840257964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-4265849064645463802007-12-06T00:04:00.000-04:002007-12-06T00:04:00.000-04:00Jodi! :-) I thought I might be ahead of you on thi...Jodi! :-) I thought I might be ahead of you on this one! Today I took a few photos of my lone pointsettia hoping to write about it this week. You're one (or maybe 2) jumps ahead of ... no prob'! I'll still post a little something about my pointsettia (not blue, btw). Boy, do I agree with you on all that nonsense. Anyway, all fun aside -- it's always a pleasure to learn something extra. I'll have DianeSchuller.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17359249391460871879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-14742681188302339132007-12-05T21:08:00.000-04:002007-12-05T21:08:00.000-04:00Good info! I confess my poinsettias are artificia...Good info! I confess my poinsettias are artificial, but I'll end up buying one or two real plants when I can get to a real greenhouse to buy something other than the traditional red.<BR/><BR/>Carol, May Dreams GardensCarol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.com