Jim: I just returned from a florist visit and saw a dark maroon Calla and of course the Cyclamens. Arnold Nov 27, 2009 09:33:57 AM, pbs@lists.ibiblio.org wrote: =========================================== Neil and all, I wonder how widespread in the world the combination of amaryllis and poinsettias might be for the holidays? I'm going out and check some florists shops around here myself, to see if they have anything more than that to offer for the season. Jim Shields in Westfield, Indiana USA At 09:23 AM 11/27/2009 +0100, you wrote: >Up here in Western Sweden we're happy to see a Primula polyantha in bloom >during December, thats about it. > > >Popular christmas plants indoor is what we call Amaryllis, which is in >fact Hippeastrum ×hortorum. Poinsettia Euphorbia pulcherrima are also very >popular. >/Neil > ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA