Popular poinsettia open house at UNH coming soon

From Fosters.com: DURHAM — The Macfarlane Greenhouses, the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station, and the Thompson School horticultural facility at the University of New Hampshire will host the popular Poinsettia Trials Open House Thursday, Nov. 29, through Saturday, Dec. 1.

Visitors to the free event, now in its seventh year, will enjoy more than 100 poinsettia varieties and assist in ongoing research.

Poinsettias on display will go far beyond the traditional red to shades of pink, apricot, and deep burgundy; variegations of red, white, and pink shades; and those with names like Polar Bear, Red Glitter, Holly Jolly Dark Red, Sparkling Punch, Candlelight, Tapestry, and Ruby Frost. Visitors to the trials will assist in research by recording their favorites from among new and different varieties. Completing this survey will enter visitors into a drawing to win a poinsettia. In addition, visitors can tour the greenhouses and see the 12-foot poinsettia tree in the lobby of the Whittemore Center.

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