"Orange Spice" Other Unique Varieties Shine As Unique CA Poinsettia Offerings

Because we live in Southern California, many poinsettias grow happily in our back yards and on our windowsills.

Sure, you can use a greenhouse to grow poinsettias and get them to bloom on cue, but you don't have to.

Although these winter bloomers are native to Mexico, California has the next-best growing environment.

Armstrong Nursery has a huge poinsettia program in San Juan Capistrano. Even though I'm a fan of white poinsettias, I actually got to name a speckled beauty a few years ago – "Country Quilt" – that is still for sale today.

Armstrong also propagates a supersize poinsettia named "Estate" – larger than a small child and appropriate for oversize rooms.

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