Why do we have poinsettias?

by Dr. Leonard Perry, Extension Professor, University of Vermont With poinsettias being the most popular flowering holiday plant in much of the world, most may not stop to think just how they got to be so popular. Their history begins in Mexico, in the early 1800’s. Poinsettias actually were around for much longer, having been cultivated by

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Preventing the point-settia of no return

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Poinsettias may be the poster plant of the holiday season, but behind those brilliant bracts lies a production process packed with potential pitfalls....

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Sweet all year round: Greenwood Tree Farm

Photo courtesy of Glenn Card

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Location is everything. Greenwood Tree Farm is just 25 miles from Boston. Families return every year as a Christmas tradition to choose and cut their ...

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Trying to settle sports

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