Have you seen the new Blue and Orchid varieties of Poinsettias. Gorgeous. They had a link in General Discussion Forum, apparently available at a place called Gertens in the States. I copied the photo. Probably won't be available to us in Canada until something like 2010!!
I expect they are simply dyed this colour, being originally white-flowered selections. They do the same thing with carnations and mums these days. I've even seen dendrobium orchids dyed turquoise-blue! Stunning but quite unreal colour.
Well, now not only do I feel crushed, deflated, disappointed, but also stupid. Makes sense to me now, Todd. Oh Well...they are pretty though.
This message was edited Dec 23, 2004 3:24 PM
The blue poinsettia would match the 'blue' santas that seem to be so popular this season (who came up with a blue santa suit concept...seems sacrilege to me!).
Haven't seen that yet. Kinda glad I haven't. Sacrilegous is right. What next?
They're pretty Donna but they just don't look right. I don't think they'll ever be able to replace good old red ones.
