2001 Poinsettia Trials: Regionally Recommended Cultivars
The following poinsettia cultivars are recommended forgrowers to consider. The recommendations are based on university trials andobservations of commercial crops. Primarily, this list includes cultivars thatthe authors have grown at least two years. The cultivars listed as "worthwatching" are the new ones that performed well in the Fall 2001 trials.
The best cultivar for an individual grower varies withlocation, production practices and markets. There are other poinsettiacultivars not listed that can be grown successfully when the grower is veryfamiliar with the cultivar and can provide the required culture for thatcultivar.
Large growers are those who are supplying mass-market retailers. Specialty growers are those who are supplying other retail markets and want to produce a differentiated product. It is also important to remember that growing the plants in different forms and containers can also differentiate many of the cultivars listed for large growers.
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Category/
Preference ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ South North
Largegrowers ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Specialtygrowers ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Largegrowers ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Specialtygrowers
Early Dark-Leaf Red
Good bet ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ FreedomRedÊ ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ FreedomRedÊ ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ FestivalRedÊ Festival Red
OrionRed ÊÊÊÊÊÊ Galaxy Red
OrionRed ÊÊÊÊÊÊ Orion Red
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ PeprideRedÊ Pepride Red
Okay Festival RedÊ FestivalRedÊ Galaxy Red ÊÊ Galaxy Red
PeprideRedÊ Pepride RedÊ Red Angel
RoyalRed ÊÊÊÊÊ Royal Red
RedElfÊ ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ RedElfÊ ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ EarlyJoy Red ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ EarlyJoy Red
EarlyJoy RedÊ ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ EarlyJoy Red
Worth watching ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ EternityRed Eternity Red Eternity Red Christmas Dream
ChristmasDream ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Christmas Dream
GalaRed ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Gala Red
Ecke1-99 ÊÊÊÊÊÊ Ecke 1-99
PremiumRed
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Midseason Dark-Leaf RedÊÊÊÊ
Good bet ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Delayedearly cultivarsÊ ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Delayedearly cultivars ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Delayedearly cultivarsÊ ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Delayedearly cultivars
Prestige
OkayÊ BrightRed Freedom Cortez Fire ÊÊÊÊ BrightRed Sails ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ BrightRed Sails
CortezRed ÊÊÊ Cortez Red ÊÊÊ CortezFireÊ ÊÊ Cortez Fire
CortezFireÊ ÊÊ Max RedÊ ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ CortezRed ÊÊÊ Cortez Red
MalibuRed ÊÊÊ Prestige MalibuRed ÊÊÊ Red Velvet
RedVelvet ÊÊÊÊ Sonora Dark Red
SonoraFire ÊÊÊ Sonora Red
SonoraRed
Worth watching ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ RedAngel ÊÊÊÊÊ Red Angel
ChristmasSeasonÊÊ ÊÊÊ Christmas Season
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Midseason Green-Leaf RedÊÊÊÊ
GOOD BET None NutcrackerRed ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ None
Category/
Preference ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ South North
Largegrowers ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Specialtygrowers ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Largegrowers ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Specialtygrowers
Good bet ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ NoneÊÊÊ Peterstar Red
ChristmasCookieÊ
OkayÊ CandleLightÊ RedSatin ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Nutcracker Red
ChristmasCookieÊ ÊÊÊÊ Candle Light
NutcrackerRed
PeterstarRed
Worth watching ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ NoneÊÊÊ NoneÊÊÊ NoneÊÊÊ None
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Late Season RedÊÊÊÊ
Good bet ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Delayedearly cultivars ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Delayedearly cultivars ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Delayedearly cultivarsÊ ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Delayedearly cultivars
SuccessRedÊ Success RedÊ Success Red Success Red
Okay Victory RedÊ VictoryRedÊ Victory RedÊ Victory Red
Worth watching ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ RedDiamond ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ RedDiamondÊ NoneÊÊÊ None
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RoseÊÊÊÊ
Good bet ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ FreedomRose ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ FreedomRose ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ FreedomRose FreedomRose
Okay Cortez Hot Pink ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ CortezHot Pink ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ CortezHot Pink ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ CortezHot Pink
SonoraHot PinkÊ ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ SonoraHot PinkÊ ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ SonoraHot PinkÊ ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ SonoraHot Pink
Worth watchingÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ NoneÊÊÊ NoneÊÊÊ Festival Rose Festival Rose
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WhiteÊÊÊÊ
Good bet ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ FreedomWhite ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ PeterstarWhiteÊ ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Snowcap
Snowcap WhiteChristmas ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ WhiteChristmas
Whitestar
WhiteChristmas
Okay Sonora White NutcrackerWhiteÊ ÊÊÊÊ NoneÊÊÊ Nutcracker White
PeprideWhite ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ PeprideWhite ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ PeterstarWhite
PeterstarWhite ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ SonoraWhiteÊ
Whitestar SantaClaus White
WhiteChristmas
Worth watching ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ MalibuWhite
EleganceWhiteÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ NoneÊÊÊ None Ê None
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PinkÊÊÊÊ
Good bet ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ FreedomPinkÊ Maren
PepridePinkÊ Nutcracker Pink ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ
Category/
Preference ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ South North
Largegrowers ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Specialtygrowers ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Largegrowers ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Specialtygrowers
Good betÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ SuccessLight PinkÊ
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ PeterstarPink
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ SuccessLight Pink
Okay Maren ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Flirt
NutcrackerPink ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ PepridePink Pepride Pink Santa Claus Pink
SonoraPinkÊ Peterstar PinkÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ EarlyJoy Pink ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ EarlyJoy Pink
EarlyJoy Pink SantaClaus Pink
EarlyJoy Pink
Worth watching ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ FreedomBright Pink Freedom Bright PinkÊ ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ WinterfestPink ÊÊ Winterfest Pink
MalibuPink
ElegancePinkÊÊÊ
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MarbleÊÊÊÊ
Good bet ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ NoneÊÊÊ Marblestar
SantaClaus Marble ÊÊ Santa Claus Marble ÊÊÊ Santa Claus Marble
Okay Freedom MarbleÊ ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ PeprideMarble ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ CortezMarble ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ CortezMarble
Marblestar
PeprideMarble ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Puebla
SonoraMarble
CortezMarble
SantaClaus Marble
Worth watching ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ NoneÊÊÊ NoneÊÊÊ NoneÊÊÊ None
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Jingle BellsÊÊÊÊ
Good betÊ ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ JingleBells 4.0Ê ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ SonoraJingleÊ ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ FreedomJingle Bells FreedomJingle Bells
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ SonoraJingle Sonora Jingle
Okay Ê
SonoraJingle Jingle Bells 4.0
CortezJingle
Worth watchingÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ SonoraWhite GlitterÊ ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ SonoraWhite GlitterÊ ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ SonoraWhite GlitterÊ SonoraWhite Glitter
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NoveltyÊÊÊ
Good betÊ ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ AmazonePeppermintÊ ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ AmazonePeppermintÊ ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ AmazonePeppermint ÊÊÊ Cranberry Punch
Champagne
CranberryPunchÊ ÊÊÊÊÊÊ MonetTwilightÊ ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ CranberryPunch ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Plum Pudding
WinterRose Pink ÊÊÊÊÊÊ Plum Pudding WinterRose Jingle Bells ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ WinterRose Jingle Bells
Category/
Preference ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ South North
Largegrowers ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Specialtygrowers ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Largegrowers ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Specialtygrowers
Good betÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ WinterRose Jingle BellsÊ ÊÊÊÊÊÊ SuccessCoralÊ ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ WinterRose PinkÊ WinterRose Pink
WinterRose Jingle Bells
Okay Monet Twilight Noblestar MonetTwilight ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ ChristmasCandy
PlumPudding