Sam Mazza's Farmstand, Bakery, Greenhouses |About Poinsettias|

The assigned botanical name is Euphorbia Pulcherrima. The United States' first ambassador to Mexico, Joe Robert Poinsett, sent several plants back to his home in Greenville, South Carolina in 1825. The common name, poinsettia, comes from his last name.

The poinsettia is not a poisonous plant. Research has proven that the poinsettia is not lethal to humans and pets. However, your poinsettia and all house plants should be out of reach of small children since varying degrees of discomfort may be experienced if plant parts are ingested. Mazza Poinsettias

The professional staff at Mazza Farm's Nurseries grows 10,000 poinsettia plants in a multitude of colors and varieties. We want you to be successful with your poinsettias! Here's how to keep your holiday poinsettia from Mazza's beautiful long after Santa has gone!

Place in a location where there is a lot of natural light--a little direct sun is good, but not necessary.
Avoid hot or cold drafts and excess heat from appliances, radiators, wood stoves or ventilating ducts. To prolong the bright color of the bracts, temperature should not exceed 75 degrees during the day or 65 degrees at night.
Water thoroughly when the soil surface is dry to the touch. Don't keep soil wet, just moist, and never let the soil become bone-dry. Also, remember to discard excess water from the saucer.
Set the plant in or on a water-proof container to protect your furnishings.

Re-flowering your Poinsettia's

If you have a green thumb, you may want to try to re-flower your poinsettia next year. If you follow these directions very carefully it is possible to have your poinsettia in full, glorious bloom in time for next Christmas!

DECEMBER	Follow above instructions.
FEBRUARY/MARCH	Place near sunny window. (Color begins to fade). Fertilize with water soluble plant food.
LATE MAY	Re-pot into larger container using a prepared potting mix. Continue to fertilize and water as necessary. Move outside into semi-shade. Prune back stems just under faded bracts.
LATE AUGUST	Take inside. Prune back stems again this time by 1/3 to 1/2. Place in bright light - a little direct sun is ok. Water as needed. Fertilize regularly with 15-30-15 or similar high phosphate fertilizer.
SEPT 15-DEC 1st	Limit light to 10 hours per day maximum! Continue to water and fertilize as necessary.

Mazza Poinsettias If you don't succeed with all of the above steps, just come back to Mazza's, and we'll have a beautiful new poinsettia for you to purchase in time for the holidays!

Customer Testimonials

"My husband and I have just recently this past summer found Mazza Farms, as we camp in Burlington on Lake Champlain. It is so wonderful there at your farm that I have previously gotten Gift Certificates for my husband. When we go to Vermont to visit with family and Grandchildren we always go to Mazza either before we visit or after....and always come home with a trunk load. Your foods are great and the gifts. We will ALWAYS stop when we are in Vermont."
--Karen and Steve from Merrimack, NH

"Just wanted to let you know you have a great web site. Very easy to navigate, great pictures. Love the harvest schedule. Good job"
--Jennifer from Williston, VT

"My husband and I have shopped at Mazza's for several years - several times a year in fact. You have the best flowers for planting and indoors. They are always healthy. But I am actually writing to say how impressed we have always been by the staff that you hire - especially in the summer. They appear to be college or high school age but unlike most kids at their summer jobs yours are great! They are friendly, interested, helpful. What a pleasure. Your staff definitely put forth a great impression and are a tremendous asset to Mazza's. We really appreciate them."
--Lynn from South Burlington, VT

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