Poinsettia Trials

Breeder:

Dummen

Summary:

In the 2012 trials, the new cultivar Glace gained considerable attention due to the pure white bract color; however, Glace finishes too late for most markets and has small bracts. Glace Early is an earlier version of Glace that finishes the last week of November. Glace Early is a light leaf plant with medium high vigor. It is upright with good stem strength and can be used in large pot sizes. The bract color in Glace Early is not as white as in Glace, but Glace Early is whiter than dark leaf cultivars like Premium White. Glace Early needs to be fully developed before it can be shipped, since the first bracts are small and the later bracts fill in the canopy. This cultivar was not included in the Ontario trial. Cyathia retention was very good and no bract edge burn developed as the plants matured in FL. In North Carolina, some Botrytis occurred and upper leaves developed small light spots. This cultivar is definitely one to watch, but needs more trialing.