Helpful Hints from Hoogasian Flowers
Christmas Cactus, Thanksgiving Cactus, or Zygocactus (Schlumbergera x buckleyi and S. truncates pronunciation: shlum-BER-ger-uh) is a cactus used as an ornamental gift for the holidays as the blooms (most commonly) are bright red (but also white and pink) and flowering occurs during the winter holiday periods in many areas.
It is a member of the Cactaceae (cactus family) with close relatives including prickley pear (Opuntia) and night-blooming cereus. At least 3-5 weeks of good flowering, depending on interior environment. However, each flower may last only 5-8 days. Can withstand major abuse in the home or workplace but generally stays alive and flowers yearly. Will generally do well in light levels at least bright enough to read a newspaper in comfort but more light would be better.
To order Christmas Cactus or other gifts: http://www.hoogasian.com/
Friday, December 5, 2008
Poinsettia Care and Information
Helpful Hints from HOOGASIAN FLOWERS
Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima, pronunciation: u-FOR-bee-a pul-CHER-ee-ma) is a Member of the Euphorbiaceae (spurge family) and is native to Mexico. Relatives include croton, rubber tree and castor-oil plant. Showy red, white, pink, cream or bicolored "flowers" are actually bracts, which are modified leaves below the actual flowers (cyathia). The actual flowers are small, mostly yellow with some red, clustered together along with glands and are called a cyathium (plural, cyathia). Plant is classed as a dicotyledon, leaves not parallel veined. Flowers are not fragrant. Bracts are red, pink, white, bicolor, off-white (yellowish).
Plants are available commercially mostly late fall to winter as a Christmas plant with attempts to have it accepted at other times of the year generally not doing well. For example, consumers rated low poinsettias that did not "look like" the more traditional ones.
To order Poinsettia plants as gifts or for home/office decor: http://www.hoogasian.com/
Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima, pronunciation: u-FOR-bee-a pul-CHER-ee-ma) is a Member of the Euphorbiaceae (spurge family) and is native to Mexico. Relatives include croton, rubber tree and castor-oil plant. Showy red, white, pink, cream or bicolored "flowers" are actually bracts, which are modified leaves below the actual flowers (cyathia). The actual flowers are small, mostly yellow with some red, clustered together along with glands and are called a cyathium (plural, cyathia). Plant is classed as a dicotyledon, leaves not parallel veined. Flowers are not fragrant. Bracts are red, pink, white, bicolor, off-white (yellowish).
Plants are available commercially mostly late fall to winter as a Christmas plant with attempts to have it accepted at other times of the year generally not doing well. For example, consumers rated low poinsettias that did not "look like" the more traditional ones.
To order Poinsettia plants as gifts or for home/office decor: http://www.hoogasian.com/
Thursday, December 4, 2008
New Landing Page Launched for hoogasian.com
On Tuesday(finally), the new landing page for Hoogasian Flowers was launched. I hope that www.hoogasian.com will never be the same. I am interested to see what effect it will have on our traffic and orders. We have included much more information than ever before respecting where we deliver and other information about Hoogasian Flowers (history, evolution, the Hoogasian Family).
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