Poinsettia , this potted flower is years old,and always blooms very much out of season. Taken May 28th, 2017


6 comments so far...

Sonja May 29, 2017, 09:17 AM
Cool! The queen of all the Euphorbias! She may blossom when ever she decides it herself.....
Fizgig May 29, 2017, 06:49 PM
It blooms out of season because it's responding to favorable, for it, environmental conditions. I had one that always bloomed in summer only. Which made sense because it IS a tropical plant & I was putting it out in June or so & it loved it. The Christmas blooming thing is forced on the plant through manipulation of light & temp., but is wholly unnatural for the plant.

Pretty regardless of when it blooms =)

Marvin Matthews May 29, 2017, 09:28 PM
Thanks Fiz, it is given plenty of love and care. I might be caught talking to it at times -- "Lovely Lady", do you know what I mean?
Andy Rodker May 30, 2017, 07:06 AM
Never mind Prince Charles, Marvin, I always used to talk to my garden plants. In lieu of that, I now talk to my (very) few house plants and even to inanimate objects. My girlfriend at first found it amusing but now I have to stop myself when she's around or she might just end up getting me sectioned!
Fizgig, I like your story about this plant and how you let it do its natural thing!
DianePutnam June 02, 2017, 03:31 AM
It's a tropical plant, so it's actually blooming in the right season for itself! I saw big hedges of them in Hawaii and Kenya years ago. Impressive! Lovely shot, Marvin.
Marvin Matthews June 02, 2017, 07:34 PM
Thanks Diane, it may be a "runt" but I love it just the same.
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