NATIONAL
POINSETTIA
TRIALS
Poinsettiaoinse
NeN w
Varieties
By John Dole,
Roberto Lopez
T
he National Poinsettia Trials are a col- appearance. Larger bracts hung down slightly.
laboration of the research and trialing Branching was excellent, and plants were uni-
efforts at three universities (University of form and moderately upright. The medium-vigor
Florida, North Carolina State University plants fl owered early to midseason. This cultivar
and Jim Barrett
and Purdue University), one commer- should work well in most containers sizes.
cial site (Homewood Nursery in Raleigh, N.C.) ‘Premium Early’ (Dümmen). True to its
and fi ve commercial breeders (Paul Ecke Ranch, name, these plants showed fi rst color the ear-
Dümmen, GroLink, Selecta First Class and Syn- liest of any cultivars at NCSU and University
genta Flowers). of Florida, a full 10 to 15 days before ‘Premium
This year, 14 new cultivars were introduced Red’. It also fl owered seven to 14 days before
at the trials. These cultivars should be available ‘Premium Red’, depending on the location.
in 2010; however, not all new cultivars are listed ‘Premium Early’ has the dark leaves, fl at bracts
in the breeder company catalogs. Contact your and strong upright growth that characterize the
supplier if you see one you want to try but it is Premium series. The medium-red bracts were
not listed yet. more upright and smaller at North Carolina
State University than ‘Premium Red’. The per-
Red Cultivars formance of ‘Premium Early’ varied at the dif-
‘Christmas Season’ (SK 54) (Selecta). This ferent trial sites and did best in the University
cultivar has medium-sized bracts with a nice, of Florida trial. Because of the normal low vigor
bright-red color and large distinctive cyathia. of the Premium family and the early fl owering
Bracts are slightly elongated and ones on top of ‘Premium Early’, it will be even more impor-
were more upright, creating a moderately ruffl ed tant to schedule additional vegetative time for
‘Merry White’ ‘Ruby Frost’ ‘Premium Ice Crystal’ ‘Christmas Angel Marbella’
16 GPN February 2010
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