(Mars™ Pink Poinsettia, Poinsettia)

Clusters of bright pink flower bracts crown the compact, upright stems of Mars™ Pink poinsettia from late fall into winter. This radiation-induced mutation of 'Fismars' (Mars™ Red) was discovered and selected by plant breeder Katharina Zerr in Hillscheid, Germany, in 2004. Like all modern Euphorbia pulcherrima cultivars, it develops from a newly rooted cutting into a bushy, bloom-laden, market-ready plant in a matter of months. Height and width dimensions cited below are for first-year greenhouse-grown...

(Mars™ Red Poinsettia, Poinsettia)

Clusters of bright red flower bracts crown the compact, upright stems of Mars™ Red poinsettia. This seedling of '490' (Freedom™ Red) was selected in 1993 by plant breeder Katharina Zerr in Hillscheid, Germany. Like all modern Euphorbia pulcherrima cultivars, it develops from a newly rooted cuttings into a bushy, bloom-laden, market-ready plant in a matter of months. Height and width dimensions cited below are for first-year greenhouse-grown plants. Older plants attain much greater size....

(Early Orion Red Poinsettia, Poinsettia)

The poinsettia Early Orion Red bears showy red flower bracts from late autumn into winter on bushy compact plants. This early-blooming sport of the cultivar Orion Red was selected by German breeder Hubert Sumser in 1999. Like all modern selections of Euphorbia pulcherrima, it was developed to meet the massive holiday demand for greenhouse-produced poinsettias. These selections grow from unrooted cuttings to bushy, leafy, heavily blooming potted plants in a matter of months. In contrast,...

(Poinsettia, Sonora White Glitter Poinsettia)

What a glowing holiday poinsettia! The high-performing, novelty poinsettia, Sonora™ White Glitter, is distinguished by its showy red bracts covered with festive white speckles. It is compact, bushy and has medium sized blooms. In the 2003 National Poinsettia Trials at the J.C. Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh, North Carolina it was judged the second most popular poinsettia out of 104 other selections. It was bred in Hillscheid, Germany by Katharina Zerr as a naturally occurring mutation of 'Fisson Jingle'...

(Da Vinci Poinsettia, Poinsettia)

The poinsettia Da Vinci bears pink, carmine-flecked flower bracts from late autumn into winter on bushy compact plants. This cultivar was raised from seed by hybridizer Katharina Zerr in Hillscheid, Germany, in 1997. Like all modern selections of Euphorbia pulcherrima, it was developed to meet the massive holiday demand for greenhouse-produced poinsettias. These selections grow from unrooted cuttings to bushy, leafy, heavily blooming potted plants in a matter of months. In contrast, their...

(Ice Punch Poinsettia, Poinsettia)

Ice Punch poinsettia bears showy red and white flower bracts on bushy compact plants. This sport of 'Eckabish' was discovered by Marita von Danwitz in Tönisvorst, Germany, and introduced by Paul Ecke Ranch of Encinitas, California. Like all modern selections of Euphorbia pulcherrima, it was developed to meet the massive holiday demand for greenhouse-produced poinsettias. These selections grow from unrooted cuttings to bushy, leafy, heavily blooming potted plants in a matter of months. In...

Infinity Red poinsettia bears clusters of fiery red flower bracts on compact, sturdy, upright plants. It was discovered in 2000 by Marga Dümmen of Rheinberg, Germany, among seedlings of a cross between two unnamed selections. Like all modern Euphorbia pulcherrima cultivars, it develops from a newly rooted cutting into a bushy, bloom-laden, market-ready plant in a matter of months. Height and width dimensions cited below are for first-year greenhouse-grown plants. Older plants attain much...

(Cortez™ Burgundy Poinsettia, Poinsettia)

A new color in poinsettias, Cortez™ Burgundy produces red-purple flower bracts on compact, dark-leaved, relatively late-blooming plants. This mutation of Cortez™ Red was discovered by plant breeder Katharina Zerr in Hillscheid, Germany, in 1998. Like all modern Euphorbia pulcherrima cultivars, Cortez™ Burgundy grows from a newly rooted cutting into a bushy, bloom-laden, market-ready plant in a matter of months. Height and width dimensions cited below are for first-year greenhouse-grown plants....

(Marblestar Poinsettia, Poinsettia)

The poinsettia cultivar 'Marblestar' bears pink, cream-edged blooms on bushy compact plants. This 1995 introduction is one of numerous poinsettia cultivars patented by Paul Ecke Ranch of Encinitas, California. Like all modern selections of Euphorbia pulcherrima, it was developed to meet the massive holiday demand for greenhouse-produced poinsettias. These selections grow from unrooted cuttings to bushy, leafy, heavily blooming potted plants in a matter of months. In contrast, their wild...

The poinsettia 'Merry Christmas' bears clusters of pink, rose-flecked flower bracts on leafy, medium-tall stems. Like all modern Euphorbia pulcherrima cultivars, it develops from a newly rooted cutting into a bushy, bloom-laden, market-ready plant in a matter of months. Height and width dimensions cited below are for first-year greenhouse-grown plants. Older plants attain much greater size. Wild poinsettias in the uplands of western Mexico are leggy deciduous shrubs that typically bloom...