{"id":98244,"date":"2018-11-29T15:47:15","date_gmt":"2018-11-29T20:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=98244"},"modified":"2018-11-29T12:30:58","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T17:30:58","slug":"suny-morrisville-is-selling-a-seasonal-favorite-grown-by-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=98244","title":{"rendered":"SUNY Morrisville is selling a seasonal favorite grown by students"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_98245\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-98245\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-98245\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Poinsettias-300x293.jpg?resize=300%2C293\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Poinsettias.jpg?resize=300%2C293&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Poinsettias.jpg?resize=150%2C147&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Poinsettias.jpg?resize=900%2C880&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Poinsettias.jpg?resize=400%2C391&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Poinsettias.jpg?w=1291&amp;ssl=1 1291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-98245\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Horticulture business management student Laura Benthall prepares a colorful crop of poinsettias on sale now at SUNY Morrisville. Benthall is from Kirkville. Photo by Ken Chapman, New Media Strategist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>SUNY Morrisville is selling a seasonal favorite grown by students<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SUNY\u00a0Morrisville is selling a colorful array of poinsettias. The popular, decorative plants are on sale now through Dec. 7 at the Spader Horticulture Complex on the SUNY Morrisville campus from noon to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The sale is open to the public.<\/p>\n<p>The college\u2019s poinsettias will also be sold from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1 and Saturday, Dec. 8, at the Regional Market in Syracuse, in the C Shed.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s crop, grown by students in the college\u2019s horticulture production class, produced more than 1,400 cuttings.<\/p>\n<p>New this year is Princettia Dark Pink. Also featured in the sale are Titan Red (large red); Prestige Red; Ferrara (bright red); Sonora Early White Glitter\u00a0(medium red with white spots);\u00a0Ice Punch\u00a0(bright red mixed with white and pink);\u00a0White Star (creamy white); Princettia Pure White; Sparkling Punch (red and white multi-colored), Cortez Burgundy and Gold Rush.<\/p>\n<p>The college\u2019s Horticulture Institute plans and runs the sale, which raises money for the college\u2019s <!--more-->horticulture program. Through the institute, students gain hands-on entrepreneurial experience, which builds their skills and makes them marketable in their field.<\/p>\n<p>Three poinsettias sizes are available: small &#8211; $4.50; medium &#8211; $7; and extra-large, (three cuttings per pot) &#8211; $16.<\/p>\n<p>Only cash and checks are accepted as payment.<\/p>\n<p>SUNY Morrisville offers an associate degree in horticulture with options in landscape development and greenhouse production, an associate degree in landscape design and management and a bachelor\u2019s degree in horticulture business management.<\/p>\n<p><em>Origin of the poinsettia and other facts<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Joel Roberts Poinsett, an amateur botanist and the first United States ambassador to Mexico, introduced the plant that became known as the poinsettia to this country after he discovered a shrub with brilliantly colored red leaves growing by the side of the road in Taxco, Mexico, in December 1828.<\/li>\n<li>December 12 is National Poinsettia Day and the United States has observed this official day since the mid-1800s to honor the man and the plant he introduced.<\/li>\n<li>The showy, colored parts of a poinsettia are not flowers; they are actually modified leaves called \u201cbracts.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>In Mexico, the poinsettia is a perennial shrub that will grow 10-15 feet tall.<\/li>\n<li>There are more than 100 varieties of poinsettias available today. Poinsettias come in a variety of colors including red, salmon, burgundy, apricot, yellow, cream and white. There are also speckled or marbled varieties.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Caring for poinsettia plants<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Avoid hot or cold drafts.<\/li>\n<li>Keep the soil moist, not soggy. Water when the soil begins to dry.<\/li>\n<li>Place in a room with sufficient natural light and temperatures of around 60 to 70 degrees.<\/li>\n<li>Protect plants from exposure to wind or cold when transporting as they are highly sensitive to cold temperatures.<\/li>\n<li>Place in indirect sunlight for at least six hours.\u00a0If direct sun can\u2019t be avoided, diffuse light with a shade or a sheer curtain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SUNY Morrisville is selling a seasonal favorite grown by students SUNY\u00a0Morrisville is selling a colorful array of poinsettias. 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