{"id":4575,"date":"2021-12-08T11:51:22","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T10:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/starsforeurope.com\/en\/?post_type=blog&p=4575"},"modified":"2025-07-15T14:50:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T12:50:36","slug":"the-poinsettia-is-so-versatile","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/starsforeurope.com\/en\/blog\/the-poinsettia-is-so-versatile\/","title":{"rendered":"The poinsettia is so versatile!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Everyone knows the classic red poinsettia \u2013 but \u201cEuphorbia pulcherrima\u201d has much more to offer. The plant comes in different varieties, in a wide range of colours, shapes and sizes. An overview.

Of course, we all know what a classic poinsettia looks like \u2013 it is relatively small, dark green and has lush red leaves in the centre. It also makes an excellent houseplant and is quite easy to care for. But \u201cour\u201d green-red poinsettia is actually only one of many: Apart from it, there are many other varieties of \u201cEuphorbia pulcherrima\u201d.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Colour diversity<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

There are, for example, the \u201cvariegated\u201d poinsettias, which, with a growth height of 25 to 35 centimetres, are similar in size to the typical green-red \u201cclassics\u201d \u2013 but these have a different leaf colour:<\/strong> for \u201cEuphorbia pulcherrima\u201d is available not only with red, but also with white, cream, pink, yellow, salmon or apricot leaves.

Different patterns are also available. For example, there are bicoloured, speckled or variegated poinsettia varieties \u2013 i.e. those with white spots, which give the leaves a very unique appearance. All these coloured varieties have interesting names such as \u2018Arctic\u2019, \u2018Christmas Carol\u2019, \u2018Christmas Dream Fantasy\u2019 or \u2018Pink Evolution\u2019.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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High trunk, multi-shoot or mini version<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

But even those who want an even more unusual \u201cEuphorbia pulcherrima\u201d will find something among all the different varieties that exist:<\/strong> Poinsettias are also available as tall stems \u2013 i.e. plants with a woody stem and leaves and flowers only at the very top of the stem.

In addition, poinsettias are also available as hanging baskets and as so-called pyramids (broad at the bottom, tapering to a point at the top) or as multi-shoots (widely branched and quite bushy, as several shoots grow). Then there are also the very filigree mini varieties of poinsettia that grow just a few centimetres high \u2013 and there are varieties that already flower in autumn.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Original variety: four metres high and evergreen<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

And finally, there is the original variety of poinsettia:<\/strong> in its tropical home of Central America, \u201cEuphorbia pulcherrima\u201d grows up to four metres high as an evergreen shrub with a woody trunk. It likes to settle at medium altitudes of up to 1000 metres. It can be found especially on steep rocky slopes and in small ravines.

The wild form can now also be found in Africa, Asia and on Madeira or the Canary Islands. Admittedly, this original variety is not necessarily suitable for Advent decorations at home.

In this case, it might be better to choose from the wide range of modern poinsettias in this country \u2013 between the salmon-coloured leaf version, the tall trunk or the multi-shoot version, everyone is guaranteed to find the right poinsettia variety for them!<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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A final tip for all those who want something completely different:<\/strong> Poinsettias also look good in a vase. Simply hold the cut stem in hot water at 60 degrees for about five seconds. This stops the flow of milky juice. Then place the cut poinsettias directly in a vase with cold water \u2013 the bouquet will last up to 14 days!<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Think poinsettias are dull? Think again! Here you\u2019ll discover the incredible variety and versatility of this beautiful plant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4514,"template":"two-column-blog-single","blog_cat":[64,114],"blog_main":[51,139,140],"class_list":["post-4575","blog","type-blog","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","blog_cat-geschichte","blog_cat-vielfalt","blog_main-knowledge","blog_main-variety","blog_main-worth-knowing"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starsforeurope.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog\/4575","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starsforeurope.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starsforeurope.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/blog"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/starsforeurope.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog\/4575\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7904,"href":"https:\/\/starsforeurope.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog\/4575\/revisions\/7904"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starsforeurope.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starsforeurope.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"blog_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starsforeurope.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog_cat?post=4575"},{"taxonomy":"blog_main","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starsforeurope.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog_main?post=4575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}