Red may be the traditional holiday choice for poinsettias, but a recent introduction to the floriculture world called “Ice Punch” will turn heads this season, according to David Trinklein, University of Missouri Extension horticulture specialist.
Ice Punch has large leaves of cranberry red highlighted by frosty white center markings.
Poinsettias are available in colors ranging from deeper and truer reds to pastel or “designer” colors aimed at complementing modern color schemes of homes. There is also a wide array of bicolored, speckled and novelty colors and bract shapes.
The poinsettia is the largest-selling potted flowering plant in the U.S., with the vast majority of the plants sold between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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