Three Ohio companies, Diefenbacher in Cincinnati, Maple Lee in Delaware, and Lakewood in Toledo, are growing samples of 90+ poinsettia cultivars to be shown between 1:00 and 5:00 PM the following dates:
Sample plants from each location will be taken to the OSU Horticulture and Crop Science Department to be shown to growers on January 13, 1999.
At 3:30 PM in each location, there will be a presentation by the grower of the poinsettias followed by discussion by the participants.
These trials featuring 90+ cultivars, are organized by the OFA Extension Committee, OSU Extension, and co-sponsored by the Cincinnati Flower Grower Assoc., the Greater Cleveland Flower Grower Assoc., the Toledo Area Flower and Vegetable Growers Assoc., the Central Ohio Flower Growers Assoc. and the East Central Ohio Flower Growers Assoc., and the Dummen, Ecke Ranch, Fischer USA, and Oglevee companies.
Poinsettia Variety Display. Over 100 cvs. at the Franklin Park Conservatory & Botanical Garden. This is the country's largest public display. November 27, 1998 - January 3, 1999. Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Wed. 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM. 1777 East Broad Street, Columbus, OH. 43203. 614-645-8733. Cultural care sheets are available. Exhibit sponsored by the Central Ohio Flower Growers, The Ecke Ranch, Oglevee, FischerUSA and Dummen.
Poinsettia Day. December 1, 1998. 9:00 am - 3:00 pm EST. Purdue University, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, West Lafayette, IN. Poinsettia cultivar evaluation, chemical growth retardant trials, and the opportunity to visit with Purdue staff and fellow growers in the new greenhouses. For directions and list cultivars, check the internet: http://flowers.hort.purdue.edu/web/poinsday.html
