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2015 acrylic on Bockingford paperNamed after J.R. Poinsett, the first minister to México from the United States who introduced it to the states in 1820. It is a native plant of México and is known as la Flor de la Nochebuena (Christmas Eve Flower). Although it is primarily grown as a potted plant, most potted poinsettias die in a few weeks if kept indoors. Poinsettias love long cold nights and, when planted in the ground, can grow to a heighth of 13 feet with hundreds of flowers. Although red is the most popular color, there are also yellow, white, pink and variegated varieties.
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Only indoors, but our homes and shops are full of these wonderful plants now in December!
We call it Julestjerne, that means Christmas Star. They are mostly in red, but we have pink and white etc. here too.
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They should be planted outdoors after Christmas. I'll bet the Christmas Star would love the Norwegian winters. Short days, long nights, many flowers!
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I do think they would too! But we would have to keep them alive until the ground no longer was frozen...
Actually I had a Christmas Star one year that survived the winter indoors. I had it for some years in my livingroom and it got huge! Like a little tree, haha
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Cool!
They really are a tree and live forever, at least in México. You're probably right, maybe they wouldn't survive a Norwegian winter unless you kept them indoors until spring.
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Very beautiful painting Wayne ❤️
In the Netherlands this is a Christmas Star plant
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A pretty weed. They're perennial and every year they get bigger and bigger. Planted on the east side of a house, they can cover half a wall, low maintenance, with dramatic effect.
70% of the poinsettias in the US are sold by the Ecke family that also controls 50% of the worldwide market. I'll bet you never imagined a poinsettia mafia. Good name for a band!
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