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[Image: Red/white poinsettia]2007 New Poinsettias This is a list of new poinsettia cultivars grown at LSU in 2007. It includes pictures and grower evaluations based on how the cultivars performed at the Burden Center greenhouses. Twenty cultivars were selected for a consumer survey. A response of 1 indicated a strong dislike to the cultivar and a 7 indicated consumer strongly liked the cultivar. [Image: Mars Lipstick Pink]Fischer -- Mars Lipstick Pink Fischer -- Mars Lipstick Pink [Image: Olympus Red]Fischer -- Olympus Red Fischer -- Olympus Red [Image: Novia Red]Fischer -- Novia Red Fischer -- Novia Red [Image: Elf Pink]Fischer -- Elf Pink & Elf Red Fischer -- Elf Pink & Elf Red [Image: Red Dragon]Fischer -- Red Dragon Fischer -- Red Dragon [Image: Cortez Electric Fire]Fischer -- Cortez Electric Fire Fischer -- Cortez Electric Fire 1 2 3 4 [Image: Cortez Red]Fischer -- Cortez Red & Cortez White Fischer -- Cortez Red & Cortez White [Image: Cinnamon Star]Fischer -- Cinnamon Star Fischer -- Cinnamon Star [Image: Carousel Pink]Fischer -- Carousel Pink Fischer -- Carousel Pink [Image: 1090 Red]Ecke Ranch -- 1090 Red Ecke Ranch -- 1090 Red [Image: 1090 White]Ecke Ranch -- 1090 White Ecke Ranch -- 1090 White [Image: Polly's Pink]Ecke Ranch -- Polly's Pink Ecke Ranch -- Polly's Pink [Image: Jester Pink]Ecke Ranch -- Jester Pink & Jester White Ecke Ranch -- Jester Pink & Jester White 1 2 3 4 [Image: Enduring Pink]Ecke Ranch -- Enduring Pink & Enduring Red & Enduring White Ecke Ranch -- Enduring Pink & Enduring Red & Enduring White [Image: 1090 Pink]Ecke Ranch -- 1090 Pink Ecke Ranch -- 1090 Pink [Image: 1056 White]Ecke Ranch -- 1056 White Ecke Ranch -- 1056 White [Image: 1056 Marble]Ecke Ranch -- 1056 Marble Ecke Ranch -- 1056 Marble [Image: 1180]Ecke Ranch -- 1180 Ecke Ranch -- 1180 [Image: 114-03]Ecke Ranch -- 114-03 Marble ('Freedom Early Marble') Ecke Ranch -- 114-03 Marble ('Freedom Early Marble') [Image: Premium Red]Dummen Red Fox- Premium Red Dummen Red Fox-- Premium Red 1 2 3 4 Dummen Red Fox -- Premium Miro Dummen Red Fox-- Premium Miro Poinsettia Production Guidelines for the Gulf South The basics of poinsettia production for growers in the Gulf South, from cultivar selection and scheduling to height control and fertilization (2004). Poinsettia Care and Selection Poinsettias (Euphorbia pulcherrima), the leading floricultural crop in the United States since the mid 1980s, are one of the primary trademarks of the Christmas season. This publication includes information on plant selection, varieties, placement and care in the home, and care after Christmas for poinsettias. 1 2 3 4