Re: Poinsettias WAS To Heidi

[Guest guest]

>It's really quite interesting that it's how much light and dark they

>get that determines if they will bloom. There are huge light-

>controlled greenhouses that prepare poinsettias for Christmastime.

>I don't remember what the light/dark scedule is from my horticulture

>class, but I remember I found it bizarre. Sorry for the OT-ness!

>~~Carolyn

We got one as a present when I was in California, and I

planted it in this little shadey area with lousy soil between

two houses. The silly thing grew 10 feet high and had the

most wonderful blooms! We always thought they were a

cold weather plant, but they love LA weather, it seems.

-- Heidi Jean