New Brunswick base Scott ’s Nursery has been shipping out poinsettia for about a calendar month now . According to carbon monoxide gas - owner George Scott , need is firm and he expects the big numbers to come in in the come weeks . " Just before Christmas , the numbers usually increase fast . " Over the last years , Scott has seen a demand for the dark varieties and the bigger sizes , but the traditional bolshie in the traditional 6 in potentiometer size remains the best seller . Scott ’s Nursery get several bedding plants , potted plants , seasonal craw , spring bulb , perennial , hanging baskets , and more in their 6 - acre greenhouse in Lincoln . For the Christmas holidays , they utilise around a one-half of an acre of the nursery to grow poinsettias . " In Canada , it is the leading plant for the Christmas time of year . " Scott ’s Nursery mainly sell the Euphorbia pulcherrima to the Maritimes province . More colorsNext to the traditional red poinsettias , Scott also grows livid , pink , and bi - one-sided varieties . And this year , they added a new color : atomic number 79 . According to Scott , the demand for colors increased over the last years . " In the past , we only sell reddish varieties . When starting to issue colored varieties , we saw the demand for these colors increase . mass like to correspond the poinsettia with their piece of furniture . " However , the red varieties are still by far the most popular . " Around 60 percent of the poinsettias we grow are red . “Bigger tummy sizesSo , people still go for the traditional colouring material , but how about the traditional size ? Scott ’s Nursery grows the poinsettias in pot sizes ranging from 6 to 10 inches . The 6 inch pot size is the traditional size of it , but Scott sees an increasing requirement for 10 inch pot size . " The poinsettias in the 10 in pot size of it are real gifts as they have a lot of flowers . The Euphorbia pulcherrima in a 6 inch mickle size , however , are still the ones that are more democratic . These plants correspond better on a kitchen or dining table . “What ’s next?Until Christmas Eve they will be selling the poinsettias . After poinsettias they will take up growing Easter lily and continue the output of cuttings . " After Christmas , we will take our Easter lily out of the cooler and we will proceed our cutting production for ourselves and some other growers for spring flowers . “For more informationScott ’s NurseryGeorge ScottEmail:[email protected]www.scotts - nursery.ca
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