Marble Poinsettias
by Diana Mary Sharpton
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Title
Marble Poinsettias
Artist
Diana Mary Sharpton
Medium
Photograph - Digital Art/painted Photography
Description
Marble Poinsettias designed inhouse and captured with a Nikon camera and lens. An oil overlay treatments has been added.
Poinsettias might seem short-lived because they usually start dropping their brightly-colored bracts (the modified leaves that often get mistaken for petals) and looking sparse soon after the holidays are over, but today's varieties actually last much longer than they did even a few years ago. Some can hold their color for months instead of just a few weeks. When you're picking out poinsettias to decorate for the holidays, look for plants that have healthy green leaves—they shouldn't be curled, brown, or falling off the lower stem at all. Also, check the real flowers in the center of the bracts. They're tiny, but for long-lasting poinsettias, you want ones that are still tightly closed and don't have any yellow pollen showing yet.
Make sure you look at the plant from all sides before buying to ensure it has a full, almost bush-like shape. Double-checking for pests is a good idea, too. Whiteflies and aphids can sometimes pop up in the greenhouse, so take a quick peek under the leaves of the plant to ensure it's pest-free.
Once you've picked your plants, make sure they're well-protected on the way to your house. Poinsettias are tropical plants—they hail from southern Mexico and Central America—so if it's any colder than 50°F outside, make sure you wrap them up before exposing them to the cold air. Take them straight home, too, and don't let them sit in a cold car any longer than they have to, or they could start dropping leaves.
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November 23rd, 2020
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