Choosing Christmas Plants.
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Choosing Christmas Plants.
There are several do's and don'ts when chosing Christmas plants. So whether you are buying to decorate your home this Yuletide or buying as gifts for friends or family follow my tips for the best results.
Don't buy plants that are tired looking, sitting outside or are very dry. All will lead to your plant not making it to New Year.
Tired plants may never recover. Plants siting outside or in draughts will drop all their leaves.Dry plants will drop all their flower buds.
Never carry a plant direct from the store to the cold outdoors. Pop your new purchase in a large polythene bag and tie the top.Take it straight home then unpack.This prevents the plant getting a shock.
For the best results, choose good looking , healthy plants from a Nursery. Poinsettias should have pea sized unopened true flower buds in the center of the brght bracts.If they are open or missing don't buy.
Cyclamen should ideally have only a handful of open blooms, with plenty of healthy unopened flower buds. Reject plants with yellowing foliage or drooping flowers.
Pot mums -Choose plants with partly opened flowers.Often plants in tight bud fail to develop in winter.
Christmas Cherries- Reject any plants with wrinkled berries, berries falling off or yellowing leaves. The best plants should be bushy with dark green leaves,afew orange berries and many more green berries.
Hyacinths should have a few "bells" showing color.
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