Christmas Party

Breeder:

Selecta/Ball

Summary:

Christmas Party is distinctive with a very soft pink bract appearance. The bracts are held up and slightly turned on edge, which contributes to the soft appearance. The medium sized bracts have a smooth surface and color is uniform for different aged bracts. Centers were open with only four to six medium sized cyathia in Ontario and Florida but were tighter with more cyathia in North Carolina. The weakness in this cultivar is that the branching and stem strength is less uniform than desired. Christmas Party has low to medium vigor and probably will be most useful in 4.5-inch pots or 6-6.5 inch pots with rings. Finish time varied from mid to late November.

Color	Vigor	Timing
Pink	Medium	Mid Season

North Carolina State University
University of Florida

Trial Year	Bract Color	Cultivar Anthesis	Height (inches)	Diameter (inches)
2018	Oct. 22, 2018	not reported	14.5	11.5
2017	Oct. 18, 2017	Nov. 15, 2017	16.0	12.0
2016	Oct. 17, 2016	Nov. 18, 2016	15.0	10.5
2015	Oct. 16, 2015	Nov. 18, 2015	18.0	11.5
2014	Oct. 14, 2014	Nov. 16, 2014	18.5	12.0