tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post2960845802014363098..comments2023-11-03T08:59:11.561-04:00Comments on May Dreams Gardens: Wildflower Wednesday: Euphorbia pulcherrimaCarol Michelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-30111593455472885652012-12-01T18:08:16.102-05:002012-12-01T18:08:16.102-05:00I saw an eight-foot red shrub at Aberdare Park in ...I saw an eight-foot red shrub at Aberdare Park in Kenya. It was a poinsettia! Apparently they get huge in tropical climates, and every bit as showy as our modestly sized Christmas plants. I also saw hedges of these in Hawaii along the highways. The may have originated in Mexico, but they're everywhere now! Everywhere warm, that is.Gardening Foolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-77508350935279838292012-11-30T14:12:14.293-05:002012-11-30T14:12:14.293-05:00Here is a site with some pictures of wild poinsett...Here is a site with some pictures of wild poinsettias in Mexico. http://www.explorelifeonearth.org/poinsettia.htmlKarenhttp://www.hortiholic.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-44118699040318962362012-11-30T08:42:38.000-05:002012-11-30T08:42:38.000-05:00I've never seen a poinsettia growing in the wi...I've never seen a poinsettia growing in the wild, but I'm sure it doesn't look anything like all those glittery, multi-colored ones for sale right now everywhere. I hope you find a picture of a native, Carol; I'd love to see it. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-40463773132131391172012-11-30T07:28:58.549-05:002012-11-30T07:28:58.549-05:00Back in 1965 I was in Senegal for Christmas. My pa...Back in 1965 I was in Senegal for Christmas. My parents met me in Dakar and we visited the island of Gorée. My father took a photograph of my Mom and I under one of many Poinsettia trees. They were huge and bushy and in bloom. It took me a while to accept that that is what they were! No shiny paper or bows around those guys!!!Gardenbughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04397016484686334001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-82099913334683865912012-11-29T20:22:49.073-05:002012-11-29T20:22:49.073-05:00I remember seeing naturalized pointsettias in the ...I remember seeing naturalized pointsettias in the Phillipines. They were leggy with a few skimpy red leaves at the top.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-44400817846824937082012-11-29T11:38:44.151-05:002012-11-29T11:38:44.151-05:00There are two famous herbaria in our area although...There are two famous herbaria in our area although I have not photos or links. One belonged to poet Emily Dickenson who lived in Amherst, MA, and then Orra White Hitchock, amazing artist,botanist, teacher and helpmeet to her professor husband who acted as President of Amherst College for about 10 years.CommonWeederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704682182459794221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-27254356790462116722012-11-29T10:53:43.079-05:002012-11-29T10:53:43.079-05:00I live in the Pacific Northwet (pun intended). 4 y...I live in the Pacific Northwet (pun intended). 4 years ago I purchased a Poinsettia that had white peppermint speckle on it. Alas I don't think it's native around here but it does like temperate rainforest climate...from inside my breezeway. I have kept it alive in there. It is quite a shock to me to see those red leaves thriving since all my Poinsettia usually die by February. It would Kate Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09861373649696211491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-86611754727043561592012-11-29T09:30:55.178-05:002012-11-29T09:30:55.178-05:00Indy's Garfield Park Conservatory has a lovely...Indy's Garfield Park Conservatory has a lovely display of various Poinsettias right now. I went for the first time last Dec. A friend and I used it as an afternnon escape from the pre-Christmas craziness. It was lovely! Heidi/IN Woodland Gardennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-23324242487508551632012-11-29T09:01:22.792-05:002012-11-29T09:01:22.792-05:00Although they aren't native, Poinsettias grow ...Although they aren't native, Poinsettias grow to be good sized trees in Hawaii. The first time I saw one, it took me a minute to figure out what it was!Cindy, MCOKhttp://www.mycornerofkaty.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-75221867545387271662012-11-29T08:00:40.720-05:002012-11-29T08:00:40.720-05:00I have a small native poinsettia in the garden but...I have a small native poinsettia in the garden but, it was mush after the first frost! I do like our native Euphorbias...although, they can be a weedy lot! Happy WW and good score on the book. xogailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-52049233661160423932012-11-29T07:55:58.558-05:002012-11-29T07:55:58.558-05:00We have a native poinsettia here in Texas. It is a...We have a native poinsettia here in Texas. It is a pretty little thing with just streaks of red on the innermost leaves. Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-36410961167231577452012-11-29T07:26:51.073-05:002012-11-29T07:26:51.073-05:00I saw poinsettia trees, yup, big trees in Nepal a ...I saw poinsettia trees, yup, big trees in Nepal a few years ago. I will send you a picture if you want although it does not qualify as herbaria. Layaneehttp://ledgeandgardens.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-20088411403056404732012-11-29T00:55:49.960-05:002012-11-29T00:55:49.960-05:00I found a poinsettia-like wildflower this past sum...I found a poinsettia-like wildflower this past summer and to the best I could do, identified it as a euphorbia heterophylla, which my field guide says is "closely related" to the Christmas flower. I was surprised as I hadn't thought about a Midwest-native type. I watched it and it grew quite large over the summer. Not as attractive as pucherrima, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-54141514476455300522012-11-28T23:35:11.046-05:002012-11-28T23:35:11.046-05:00hahaha! I had 2 botany subjects in undergrad days,...hahaha! I had 2 botany subjects in undergrad days, and i really love it. However, our experience doing herbarium was not as exciting as the collection time. Due perhaps of our hot and humid climate, the specimen easily get molds and succumbed to easy decay. Formal herbaria are placed in controlled conditions to lessen those effects and perhaps they also treat the materials for anti decay. <br /><Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.com