DURHAM, N.H. – The Macfarlane Research Greenhouses, a facility of the NH Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of New Hampshire, will host the popular Poinsettia Trials Open House Thursday, Dec. 10 to Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015. Visitors to the free event, now in its 10th 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 Red Soul, Prima Donna, North Star, Autumn Leaves, Christmas Wish, Harlequin Red, and Pink Candy. 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, while on the UNH campus visitors may view the 12-foot poinsettia tree in the lobby of the Whittemore Center.
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