Floating away on waves of poinsettias
Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess. (Oscar Wilde)
Oscar was on to something, I reminded myself, as I visited this year's Christmas Flower Show the other day. Flower shows need to be excessively elaborate and a little over-the-top to create memories from something as mundane as a poinsettia. I've talked about "disposable plants" before and Euphorbia pulcherrima certainly fits the description. You buy one or few to decorate your place in early December and if you're wise, toss them out on January 2. Seeing a leggy and scrawny poinsettia in March makes me instinctively reach for it and aim for the nearest composter. So, my garden muses readers, you can enjoy the poinsettia experience guilt-free by reading this post.
What follows is excessive poinsettia content,with a few tropical hibiscus thrown in!
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| Layers of poinsettias Allan Gardens Conservatory Christmas Flower Show 2015 |
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| Floral tobogganer at Allan Gardens Conservatory Christmas Flower Show 2015 |
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| Helleborus niger "HGC Jacob" Allan Gardens Conservatory Christmas Flower Show 2015 |
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| Layers of poinsettias at the Allan Gardens Conservatory 2015 Christmas Flower Show |
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| Layers of poinsettias Allan Gardens Conservatory Christmas Flower Show 2015 |
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| Massed poinsettias Allan Gardens Conservatory 2015 Christmas Flower Show |
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| Massed poinsettias at the Allan Gardens Conservatory 2015 Christmas Flower Show |
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| Poinsettias massed at the Allan Gardens Conservatory 2015 Christmas Flower Show |
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| White cyclamen at the Allan Gardens Conservatory Christmas Flower Show 2015 |
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| Poinsettias tropical plants at the Allan Gardens Conservatory 2015 Christmas Flower Show |
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| Red tropical hibiscus rosa-sinensis at the Allan Gardens Conservatory Christmas Flower Show 2015 |
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| Floral skater at the Allan Gardens Conservatory Christmas Flower Show 2015 |
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| Floral skater at the Allan Gardens Conservatory Christmas Flower Show 2015 |
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| 2015 Allan Gardens Conservatory Christmas Flower Show layers of red and pink while poinsettias |
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| 2015 Allan Gardens Conservatory Christmas Flower Show layers of red, pink, white poinsettias |
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| Allan Gardens Conservatory 2015 Christmas Flower Show layers of poinsettias |
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| Allan Gardens Conservatory 2015 Christmas Flower Show layers of red, pink and white poinsettias |
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| Allan Gardens Conservatory Christmas Flower Show 2015 Amaryllis and bromeliads |
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| Allan Gardens Conservatory Christmas Flower Show 2015 layers of poinsettias |
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| Allan Gardens Conservatory Christmas Flower Show 2015 layers of red, pink and white poinsettias |
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| Allan Gardens Conservatory Christmas Flower Show 2015 massed poinsettias |
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| Allan Gardens Conservatory Christmas Flower Show 2015 "mountain" topiary |
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| Allan Gardens Conservatory Christmas Flower Show 2015 "mountain" topiary with toy train |
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| Allan Gardens Conservatory Christmas Flower Show 2015 pink cyclamen |
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| Allan Gardens Conservatory Christmas Flower Show 2015 pink double tropical hibiscus |
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| Allan Gardens Conservatory Christmas Flower Show 2015 pink poinsettia |
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| Allan Gardens Conservatory Christmas Flower Show 2015 pink poinsettia closeup |
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| Allan Gardens Conservatory Christmas Flower Show 2015 pink variegated poinsettia closeup |
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| Allan Gardens Conservatory Christmas Flower Show 2015 poinsettias |
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| Allan Gardens Conservatory Christmas Flower Show 2015 poinsettias and crotons |
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| Allan Gardens Conservatory Christmas Flower Show 2015 red speckled poinsettia |
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| Allan Gardens Conservatory Christmas Flower Show 2015 red tropical hibiscus |
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| Allan Gardens Conservatory Christmas Flower Show 2015 red and white cyclamen |
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| Allan Gardens Conservatory Christmas Flower Show 2015 topiary |
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| Allan Gardens Conservatory Christmas Flower Show 2015 tropical Hibiscus rosa-sinensis |
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| Allan Gardens Conservatory Christmas Flower Show 2015 white cyclamen |
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| Allan Gardens Conservatory Christmas Flower Show 2015 white ornamental cabbage |
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| Allan Gardens Conservatory Christmas Flower Show 2015 white poinsettia |
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| Amaryllis and bromeliads at the Allan Gardens Conservatory Christmas Flower Show 2015 |
Whew! You've made it to the end which is fitting. This is my last post for the year and I thank you for reading my blog in 2015. I hope you've enjoyed reading my "muses" (missives?) as much as I've enjoyed writing them.
Regards,
Paul
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