Poinsettia Trials

Breeder:

Beekenkamp

Summary:

This novelty cultivar has variegated, yellow and green leaves and small to medium sized, bright red bracts. The appearance is generally similar to Tapestry. Like other variegated leaf poinsettias, plant vigor for Saturnus Eclipse is very low and stems are thin. So, the plants are best used in various smaller formats. Compared to Tapestry, Saturnus Eclipse has smaller leaves and less of a problem with necrotic edges. Tapestry has a wider yellow margin in the leaves. The transition bracts in Saturnus Eclipse have better contrasting colors. Plants flowered early to mid-season and held up well in the greenhouse. The cultivar performed well at all three trial locations.