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Delaware Flower & Florist Information Directory

Peach blossoms are produced in early spring before the leaves. Peach flowers may be solitary or paired, about 1 inch diameter, pink, with five petals.

Peach Blossoms are not always in the inventory of most florists. If you need a floral arrangement with Peach flowers, you need to give your florist plenty of lead time.

The same techniques for growing good peach fruit will also produce the most peach blossoms. The peach flowers eventually become the peach fruit, so anything that produces lots of fruit will also produce lots of peach flowers.

If all the peaches are allowed to mature, they will be undersized and lacking in sugar and flavor. Harvesting the peach flowers will reduce the number of fruit so actually increases the quality of the fruit.

Peach trees make a great addition to gardens located in the right climate.

Read more about Peach Blossom the State Flower of Delaware.

Poinsettias are beautiful flowers and a Christmas tradition. Poinsettia quality is at an all time high because poinsettias can be shipped directly from the greenhouse to your house quickly to retain high quality and freshness.

These tips will help you buy the best poinsettias for your Christmas holiday season.

This picture is a nearly perfect example of a poinsettia from Bloomdepot.com.
Click below to buy poinsettias from Bloomdepot.com.
Red Christmas Poinsettia	Pink Christmas Poinsettia	White Christmas Poinsettia

Buy these Poinsettias:

• Choose a poinsettia plant with dark green foliage down to the soil line.
• Choose poinsettia plants with bracts (modified leaves) that are completely colored.
• The poinsettia should look full, balanced and attractive from all sides.
• The poinsettia plant should be 2 1/2 times taller than the diameter of the container.
• Check the poinsettia's maturity. Check the true flowers which are located at the base of the colored bracts. If the flowers are green or red-tipped and fresh looking the bloom will "hold" longer than if yellow pollen is covering the flowers.

Click here for more tips on buying poinsettias and caring for poinsettias.

The National Poinsettia Cultivar Trials were established in an effort to bring a thorough body of research and information to poinsettia growers across the country.

The site contains recomendations for growing poinsettia cultivars useful to large commercial growers as well as small specialty growers and home gardeners.

The research is the result of efforts by:

• Universities:
• Purdue University
• University of Florida - Gainesville
• North Carolina State University
• Commercial Site:
• Homewood Nursery, NC
• Commercial Breeders:
• Paul Ecke Ranch
• Oglevee, Ltd.
• Fischer USA
• Selecta First Class
• Dummen

Read more about the National Poinsettia Cultivar Trials.

Purdue University Horticulture and Landscape Architecture

The Purdue University Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture is a leader in ornamental horticulture research and education.

Consumer publications available include:

• General Horticulture
• Flowers And Houseplants
• Garden And Patio Flowers
• Houseplants
• Flower Arranging
• Fruits And Nuts
• Landscape Management
• Vegetables
• Multimedia Resources

Read more about the Purdue University Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture.

Homewood Nursery and Garden Center is a large independent garden center in Raleigh, North Carolina providing top quality plants and selection in a beautiful, relaxing environment.

Homewood Nursery and Garden Center is also a sponsor of univeristy research on poinsettia and other garden plants.

Read more about Homewood Nursery and Garden Center.

Dummen Plant Breeders

Dummen is an international breeder of poinsettias and other flowers. The headquarters is in Germany and operates worldwide.

The USA office is in Hilliard, OH.

Dummen is also a major sponsor of university research on plant breeding and growth techniques.

The brand name of their flower varieties is Red Fox.

Dummen produces varieties of the following types of plants:

• Poinsettias
• Pelargonium
• Geranium
• Osteospermum
• New Guinea Impatiens
• Petunias
• Begonias
• Verbenas

Read more about Dummen Plant Breeders.