A beautiful, variegated poinsettia adds colour to the holiday season. The Poinsettia is a member of the spurge family and indigenous to Mexico and Central America.
© Sheila Creighton 2012
Poinsettia
Posted on by Sheila Creighton •
Posted in Flowers
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Tagged leaves, petals, photography, pink, pointsettia, red, white
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6 Comments
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It’s a beautifully colourful bract, and brings some colour to your winter days. A pity it is a product of a greenhouse or airfreight. In Australia, the nursery industry chemically treats them, to keep them compact and to regulate their flowering time. Kinda puts me off them….pity us humans can’t leave things as they are meant to be. 🙂
it is a huge seasonal flower for local greenhouses and garden centres to grow – I don’t have a problem with that but am not aware of chemical treatments so I’ll ask around and see what they tell me.
How beautiful Happy new year
thanks Masahiro! A very Happy New Year to you and your family 🙂
So beautiful Sheila and Happy New Year!
thanks Joleen – Happy New Year to you too … happy shooting 🙂