These plants are sold almost everywhere this time of year. Typically, they are displayed in offices and houses until the red leaves drop off, and then they are thrown away. I can never bring myself to throw away a perfectly good plant, so I keep them. I have at least 2 from prior years sitting nearby. They are pure green. It takes a solid 12 hours of complete darkness for two months in order to induce them to get those red leaves, and I haven't tried it because I don't have the right schedule to take them out from under cover and into the sunlight each day. Maybe when I retire, who knows?
The red leaves are not the flowers - the tiny yellow bits in the middle are!
| F Number | 5.5 |
| Lens ID | LUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6 |
| Focal Length | 34.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 68.0 mm) |
| Exposure Time | 1/5 |
| Exposure Program | Program AE |
| ISO | 3200 |
| Exposure Compensation | 0 |
| Flash | Off, Did not fire |
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My favorite are the hot pink poinsettias. Hardly the traditional red ones. But nifty nonetheless.
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