Christmas Joy™ Series
Christmas Joy is ready a week before Thanksgiving and colors up right on time for Black Friday — hitting the early market without needing black cloth. Medium-vigor, even-branching series makes it to retail intact and offers less shrinkage. Christmas Joy White is the top-selling white poinsettia in the Selecta One lineup. Due to the uniformity across all colors, Christmas Joy also is our number-one series for mixed containers. Grow this one cool to save energy and money.
Plant Vigor: Medium
V-Shaped Habit: Normal
Characteristics
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Season:Early Season
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Foliage:dark green
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Natural Flower (first pollen):Nov. 15-22
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Response Time in weeks (first pollen):7.5
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Vigor:medium
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Habit:normal
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Average Bract Size:large, pointed
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Post Harvest:very good
Finishing Recommendations
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Energy Efficient:
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Varieties are rated from most (
) to least (
) efficient. Contact us for guides.
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Cool Finish (24 hrs avg.):63°F / 17°C
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Indicates minimum temperature starting two weeks after the beginning of short days. Please note that a crop grown cooler requires more time to finish (4 to 7 days), and will have smaller bracts and darker color (for example, white may turn cream-yellow). Toward the end of the crop (two weeks prior to shipping), slowly lower the temperature for green-leafed varieties to 65°F (18°C) day/night and dark green-leafed varieties to 63°F (17°C) day/night.
Space Efficient:
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Varieties are rated from most () to least () efficient. Contact us for guides.
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Recommended spacing for 6":13"x13"
Download Culture Details
GARY’S
NOTES
CULTURE THAT WORKS
propagation
- Plant from liner at 22-24 days.
- Apply rooting hormone at the base of cutting.
- Start feed program at day 7 to prevent yellowing.
- Apply 500 ppm Cycocel spray at day 18-20.
- Plant into finished container when well-rooted.
early finished growth
- Pinch early: at day 14-16 from a liner; at day 24-26 for direct-stick.
- Apply light PGR when branches are 1-1.5 in. (2.5-4 cm) using Cycocel spray at 500 ppm.
- Prevention strategies for Pythium and Rhizoctonia are recommended shortly after planting into finished containers.
growing on
- Grows steadily once the branches develop and exhibits strong growth through mid-October, then slows down significantly as it approaches finish.
- Northern Climate: Apply Cycocel spray at 500-750 ppm.
- Southern Climate: Can use Cycocel spray up to 1,000 ppm. Use 1-2 applications of B-Nine (1,000 ppm)/Cycocel (500 ppm) before September 20.
- Apply later Cycocel sprays at 500-750 ppm, ending by October 10.
- Micro Bonzi drenches can begin in early October, but should be stopped by October 15.
late growing stages
- Requires continuous feed until finish.
- Reduce feed levels if media EC increases too rapidly.
- High EC at finish can result in root damage, reduced shelf life and possible Pythium.
- Can be held cool. Pay attention to the humidity and avoid dew point to prevent Botrytis.
- To hold Joy varieties, it is important to cool down temperatures to avoid color fade in the red.