The manager of King Louis Farm, the biggest grower and seller of poinsettias in the country, shares with us the rules of their production and marketing trade.
The Christmas season is here once again and what better way to give places -and even our own houses the Christmas feel than with the use of poinsettias. People think that poinsettias are only for Christmas. But according to Francis Gener, manager of King Louis Farm, that’s the biggest misconception of consumers. Poinsettias are not only for that particular season and it doesn’t only come in red. It also comes in colors like white and pink. Poinsettias nowadays however, are not only limited to solid colors and particular growth patterns. In fact, King Louis Farm, the country’s biggest grower and supplier of poinsettias, is about to introduce a whole new hybrid of poinsettias in the market. They are the Winter Rose Family, Jester Red and Jester Jingle Bells and Strawberries `N Cream.
The Winter Rose family comes in the colors dark red, deep pink, pink, marble and white. It has unique incurved bracts, green incurved leaves, easily adaptable to most product forms and exceptional shelf-life. The jester red and jester jingle bells proves true to its “The Name Speaks for the Habit” tagline. It has an upright habit; bracts open and expand as they mature. It also has dark green leaves, outstanding post production characteristics and is a novel presentation on its own. If you want something compact yet unique, then the strawberries `n cream variant is for you. It has a distinct cream and dark pink color combination, unique serrated leaves and bracts, excellent post reduction characteristics and best of all, no growth regulators required. Truly there is “nothing else like it!”
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Posted on December 4th, 2008 under Ornamental, Special Report. Tags: Christmas, Flowers, Poinsettia, Xmas. Comments: None
