I also had an incident with a large poinsettia purchased at Centris market which shed off in just 2 weeks . After Christmas I complained to the vendor and returned the plant asking him to either replace or give it back to me in better shape next year. He said he will try, so we’ll see. It didn’t dawn on me that they grow these plants in cooler clime. My smaller poinsettias sitting in my outside hallway are still the way they looked when I purchased them 6 weeks ago. Of course I paid good money for them which reflects the quality and reenforces the fact that in general, we get what we pay for.

@ Greens and Blossoms: You happen to be in my hubby’s class of ’68 with a stall at the relocated Manila Seedling, now at the circle?