Colorado State University 2009 Poinsettia Cultivar Evaluation

At Colorado State University, we conducted poinsettia cultivar evaluations for 10 years. Our last year to conduct a trial was conducted in 2004 with 139 cultivars. (click here to see the report)

For the production year of 2009, we have decided to return to conducting this trial. We have 80 cutlivars that have been submitted to the trial by our cooperators. The cultivars are listed below.

Please consider following the trial through the production season. I will provide periodic updates with photographs. And as always, our thanks go out to our sponsors, including Welby Gardens of Denver who rooted many of the cuttings.

The CSU 2009 Poinsettia Open House date is currently scheduled for Tuesday 1 December 2009 at the W.D. Holley Plant Enironmental Research Center Greenhouses. The address is 630 West Lake Street in Fort Collins. (click here for a map)

Dümmen

Cultivar	Arrival	Transplant	Season	Height	Pinch
Arctic	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Late	Compact	Mid
Early Glory	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Early	Medium	Mid
Euroglory Red	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Mid	Medium	Mid
Flame	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Early	Medium	Mid
Infinity Marble	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Mid	Medium	Mid
Infinity Red	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Mid	Medium	Mid
Infinity White	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Mid	Medium	Mid
Marco Polo	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Mid	Medium	Mid
Pink Cadillac	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Mid	Medium	Mid
Premium Dark	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Early	Compact	Early
Premium Early	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Early	Compact	Early
Premium Lipstick	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Early	Compact	Early
Premium Picaso Dark	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Early	Compact	Early
Premium Polar	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Early	Compact	Early
Premium Red	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Early	Compact	Early
Viking	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Mid	Medium	Mid
RF 2416	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Unknown	Unknown	Mid
RF 2876	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Unknown	Unknown	Mid
RF 3676	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Unknown	Unknown	Mid
RF 7024	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Unknown	Unknown	Mid
RF 7336	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Unknown	Unknown	Mid
RF 7674	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Unknown	Unknown	Mid

Paul Ecke Ranch

Cultivar	Arrival	Transplant	Season	Height	Pinch
Advent Red	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Early	Tall	Mid
Classic Pink	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Mid	Tall	Late
Classic Red	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Mid	Tall	Late
Classic White	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Mid	Tall	Late
Enduring Red	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Early	Compact	Early
Enduring White	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Early	Compact	Early
Freedom Early Red	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Early	Medium	Mid
Freedom Early White	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Early	Medium	Mid
Freedom Peppermint	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Early	Medium	Mid
Ice Punch	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Early	Medium	Mid
Orange Spice	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Late	Compact	Mid
Polar Bear	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Early	Medium	Mid
Polly’s Pink	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Mid	Tall	Late
Prestige Early Red	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Early	Medium	Mid
Prestige Red	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Mid	Medium	Mid
Winter Blush	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Mid	Tall	Late
Winter Rose Early Red	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Early	Compact	Early
1139	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Unknown	Unknown	Mid
1232	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Unknown	Unknown	Mid
1266	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Unknown	Unknown	Mid
7-07	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Unknown	Unknown	Mid
146-06	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Unknown	Unknown	Mid
39-02B	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Unknown	Unknown	Mid
HC-18B	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Unknown	Unknown	Mid

Syngenta Flowers

Cultivar	Arrival	Transplant	Season	Height	Pinch
Carousel dark red	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Late	Compact	Mid
Cinnamon star	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Early	Compact	Early
Cortez Burgundy	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Mid	Compact	Early
Cortez electric fire	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Mid	Compact	Early
Cortez red	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Mid	Compact	Early
Cortez white	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Mid	Compact	Early
DaVinci bicolor	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Mid	Compact	Early
Mars marble	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Mid	Medium	Mid
Mars pink	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Mid	Medium	Mid
Mars red	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Mid	Medium	Mid
Mars white	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Mid	Medium	Mid
Mira red	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Early	Compact	Early
Mira white	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Early	Compact	Early
Novia red	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Mid	Medium	Mid
Orion early red	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Early	Compact	Early
Orion red	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Early	Medium	Mid
Silverstar marble	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Mid	Compact	Early
Silverstar red	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Mid	Compact	Early
Sonora jingle	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Mid	Compact	Early
Sonora marble	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Mid	Compact	Early
Sonora red	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Mid	Compact	Early
Sonora white	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Mid	Compact	Early
Sonora white glitter	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Mid	Compact	Early
Topaz	6/24/2009	6/28/2009			Mid
Whitestar	6/24/2009	6/28/2009	Early	Medium	Mid

Selecta First Class

Cultivar	Arrival	Transplant	Season	Height	Pinch
Christmas Angel Pink	7/4/2009	7/6/2009	Early	Medium	Mid
Christmas Angel White	7/4/2009	7/6/2009	Early	Medium	Mid
Christmas Feelings Cinnamon	7/4/2009	7/6/2009	Mid	Compact	Early
Christmas Feelings Merlot	7/4/2009	7/6/2009	Mid	Compact	Early
Christmas Feelings Pink	7/4/2009	7/6/2009	Mid	Compact	Early
Christmas Feelings Select	7/4/2009	7/6/2009	Late	Compact	Mid
Christmas Feelings White	7/4/2009	7/6/2009	Mid	Compact	Early
Merry Christmas Apricot	7/4/2009	7/6/2009	Early	Medium	Mid
Silent Night	7/4/2009	7/6/2009	Mid	Medium	Mid