Poinsettia Friday
The red poinsettia is the most commonly seen, traditional type with its brilliant leaves (the actual flower is in the centre of the red leaf clusters). The Aztecs saw the red ones as symbols of purity.
Happy last Friday of the year!
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A bright spot for the season. Happy last Friday Lynette. Allan
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Thanks, Allan. The poinsettia will soon be gone for another year.
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Interesting to learn about the flower. A pretty ending to the week!
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Thank you very much, Belinda. I know a bit about poinsettias as my mother used to grow them and carefully time them so that their leaves would change colour. It’s from her that I learned where the actual flowers are. Cheers.
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How wonderful.
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😊
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They are pretty. I just can’t keep them alive.
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My mother grew these (and even timed them so their leaves would change colour – she was quite a gardener) and said that they should always be allowed to get a bit dry before watering and shouldn’t sit in water, either. I think she watered them about once a week. She also trimmed them so that they didn’t get “leggy.” That was her word for straggling offshoots. They’re definitely not the easiest plants to grow. Cheers.
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My maternal grandmother was like that. She could grow anything…and used the same “leggy” term. Ha.
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Some people are really gifted that way. 🙂
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Always a Christmas classic. Hope you enjoyed the last Friday of 2023!
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Sure is! I did enjoy it – I hope you did too. Cheers.
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Their color is perfectly festive.
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It definitely is! 😊
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𒀭*𒀮 ๖ۣۜH𝐚𝒑𝒑ɣ ቢēⴓ ɣē𝐚ṛ 𒀮*𒀭
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And to you, Cindy! 😊
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So pretty!
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Yes, they are so bright and pretty!
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