NATIONAL
POINSETTIA
TRIALS
this cultivar. ‘Premium Early’ will work by GroLink in the National Poinsettia
best for small pot sizes but should do Trials, and it performed quite well. The
well in 6½-inch pots with extra weeks of sturdy plants had medium-size red
growth, especially in cooler climates. bracts that were fl at to upright. Bract size
‘Solstice Red’ (1232) (Ecke). This was good at Purdue but a bit small at
cultivar is now one of the few late-season NCSU and Florida. Plants fl owered mid-
cultivars available to growers. ‘Solstice to late season and had medium vigor. The
Red’ has a nice presentation and unifor- plants had excellent branching, uniform
mity with upright medium red bracts growth and dark-green foliage. Velocity
that are medium to large in size. The should be suitable in most containers.
fi rst transition bracts can be lighter in
color, and the younger bracts are darker White Cultivars
red. Its upright bracts and medium vigor ‘Merry White’ (Selecta). This cul-
make this cultivar suitable for average to tivar has medium to large white bracts
high-density spacing. The foliage is dark with a greenish-yellow tinge. Transi-
green and branching is uniform. Solstice tion bracts have distinctive green veins
has upright stems and should work well and margins. Bracts were fl at or hung
in most container sizes. down slightly and the foliage was dark
‘Velocity Red’ (GroLink). ‘Velocity green. Plants were uniform with excel-
Red’ is the fi rst cultivar to be submitted lent branching. Plant habit was slightly
Jim Barrett, professor of horticulture at the University of Florida, describes a
poinsettia variety during the open house event.
‘Mira White’ ‘Velocity Red’
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