National Poinsettia Day is fast approaching — Dec. 12 to be exact. While I am sure the powers that be wanted a celebratory day, from what I have been seeing this year is that this may be a deadline day. Have your poinsettias by Dec. 12 or you may not get any. This most likely applies to poinsettia partners, too! If you are asking what a poinsettia partner is, then put on your thinking cap and gather 'round.
Proven Winners got most of us thinking about partners when they introduced the concept of combining poinsettias with Diamond Frost euphorbias. This is one of the best ideas ever, and we now actually have three choices: Diamond Frost, Diamond Snow with double flowers, and Diamond Mountain, the tallest of the three.
To a horticulturist like myself, this combination is so special because both the Poinsettia and the Diamond Frost are euphorbias. That’s right, they are cousins. Just like at Christmas, families visit and long-lost cousins get together. Of course, the main reason we like this idea is that the red, pink or variegated poinsettia looks incredible. It’s as though it is sitting on a bed of snow or frost. I have found these to be more available at fine florists.
