National Poinsettia Day

National Poinsettia Day is December 12th

In 2002 Congress declared December 12th National Poinsettia Day to celebrate the beauty of one of our favorite holiday plants. This day was also set aside to honor Joel Roberts Poinsett, the man responsible for bringing the Flower of the Holy Night to this country from its native Mexico, and Paul Ecke, who is considered the father of the Poinsettia industry here in the United States.

‘Sparkling Punch’

For Poinsettia Day or the more well known December holidays we have a full line of these beautiful Mexican plants. In addition to the Hearthside planter, our Poinsettias come in a spectrum of colors and range of sizes to build out all your holiday displays. Our art-style varieties in particular are all about the show.

Pretty pink bracts have a bold blaze of white down the center

‘Sparkling Punch’ is an eye-catching selection—pretty pink bracts have a bold blaze of white down the center. Though the bracts are small there are a lot of them for a nice full look. We like the way they pop against the dark green foliage.

This variety is a pink version of the cranberry ‘Ice Punch’ and the two work well together—they’re similar in size and growth habit. As they mature the bracts show even more contrast with the white centers. 

Both ‘Sparkling Punch’ and ‘Ice Punch’ are available in the 6.5 and 7.5-inch pot. For our full line of Poinsettias please visit the Availability section of our web site.

Be sure to call if you need us between December 24th and January 2nd

Our office will be following our normal holiday schedule once again this year. We’ll be closed on Christmas Eve, December 24th, and will reopen on Tuesday, January 2nd.

If you need to get in touch with us during that time, the phone is the best way to do so. While we do stop by the office from time to time during the week we have no set schedule so please leave us a phone message and we’ll be sure to get back to you.

By all means, take advantage of the down time over the holidays to plan for the upcoming season—our Pre-Order screens on the web site will be open. For your convenience orders may be placed via email or fax as well. You can expect to see our usual acknowledgements and responses, just keep in mind that we’ll be following a more relaxed timetable.